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prim and proper

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prim and proper
someone who is prim and proper behaves in a very formal and correct way and is easily shocked by anything rude. I can't quite imagine Ellen drinking pints of beer - she's very prim and proper.
See also: proper

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Otherwise, I must expect the crushing criticism, "Well, I dare say it 's all very prim and proper, but it is n't a bit like us," and never hope to arrive at the distinction of finding the covers of "An Old-Fashioned Girl" the dirtiest in the library.
 
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