For Behave Yourself Meaning?

Meaning/Usage: To tell someone to stay out of trouble. Explanation: Normally this is used to tell children to behave appropriately. However, friends use it with one another like they use "stay out of trouble." "If you're going to have dinner at their house you'd better behave yourself."

What does it mean when someone says behave yourself?

If you behave yourself, you behave well. A person, usually a child, who behaves well, can be described as well behaved. Someone's behavior is the way that they behave.

How do you say behave yourself in English?

behave yourself,
  1. act,
  2. carry yourself,
  3. acquit yourself,
  4. deport yourself,
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