done thing

Definitions

1. 1

   Something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.

   • I wanted to be called Linda but Aunt Angela said that was a common name, you know, not the done thing, so I have to be Bella...
   • "I was only 18 and was having back problems so I got regular cortisone injections. It was the done thing in those days, all the players were having them."

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