[in character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In agreement with a […]

[keep a civil tongue in one's head] {v. phr.} To be […]

[know which side one's bread is buttered on] {v. phr.} To […]

[lady friend] {n.} 1. A woman friend. * /His aunt stays […]

[nasty-nice] {adj.} Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to […]

[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or […]

[over one's head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not understandable; beyond […]

[quite the thing] {n. phr.} The socially proper thing to do. […]

[see out] {v.} 1. To go with to an outer door. […]