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do's and don'ts

Idioms  
  1. Rules or customs concerning some activity, as in It's important to know the do's and don'ts of diplomatic receptions. This expression alludes to what one should and should not do or say. [c. 1900]


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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

"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

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

Here to break down all the do’s and don’ts of making shortcrust pastry is Bridget Vickers, senior chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education’s Los Angeles campus.

From Salon

A professor at Kabul University told the BBC that under such circumstances, they are forced to prepare textbook chapters themselves, taking into account the do's and don'ts imposed by the Taliban government.

From BBC