best behavior
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“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
He was on his best behavior since it was in dad’s London office, and advisers entered the room throughout the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Their players, however, know with the school’s two big wigs also wearing coaching hats, they always need to be on their best behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
They should have been on their best behavior on Tuesday to avoid any glimmer of impropriety.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
We all wore our dressiest clothes and were on our best behavior because sponsors and outsiders—who might be prospective parents—visited.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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