dos and don'ts
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Meaning · English
rules or advice about what to do and what not to do
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
quy tắc hoặc lời khuyên về điều nên làm và không nên làm
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: instructions on actions that are and aren't permitted
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “dos and don'ts” mean?
rules or advice about what to do and what not to do Literally: instructions on actions that are and aren't permitted
Is “dos and don'ts” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.