Meaning & use
dos and don'ts
The rules or customs of proper, sensible, or acceptable behavior in a situation.
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The guide listed the dos and don'ts of hiking safely in bear country.
New employees received a short list of workplace dos and don'ts on their first day.
A note on using this word
Written with an apostrophe only in 'don'ts'; 'dos' takes no apostrophe in standard usage.
Words with a similar meaning
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