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good and proper

  (informal)

if someone does something good and proper, they do it completely and with a lot of force He warned me off good and proper after I kissed his girlfriend.

See also: and, good, proper

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: and, proper

good/right and proper

socially and morally acceptable There is a long-held assumption that motherhood is the right and proper path for a woman to take.

See also: and, good, proper