do's and don'ts

NOUN

rules or customs

Synonyms

WEAK

customs established ways etiquette method mode practice regulations rules system traditional action

Example Sentences

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Here are some do’s and don’ts to remember when using AI for performance reviews:

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

"Did she think she had the right to do that? Did her production team tell her what the do's and don'ts were?"

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The DMA is part of the European Union's bolstered legal armoury that seeks to make the digital sphere fairer with a list of do's and don'ts for Big Tech.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

There’s plenty of online discourse about first date do’s and don’ts — especially when it comes to where a first date should take place.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

It is an all-encompassing, holistic, worldview, a set of values, a code of conduct, a list of goals, aspirations, fantasies and preferences and a catalog of moral do's and don'ts.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel