civility costs nothing

proverb It is easy to be respectful. You don't have to be their best friends, but you could at least say hi to them—civility costs nothing.

Civility costs nothing.

and Courtesy costs nothing.

Prov. It never hurts you to be polite. Always greet people politely, no matter what you think of them. Civility costs nothing. Why not write Mildred a thank-you note? Courtesy costs nothing.

See also: cost, nothing

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words
actions speak louder than words
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...

References in periodicals archive

He says: "Civility costs nothing, but the attitude of some individuals in racing towards the media - and therefore the public - is beyond belief.

A few more like Inverdale, with the courage to go back to the drawing board in order to design something sustainable for all our futures, would not come amiss..'Why isn't there a big race at 5.45 so that people going home from work know it is on in betting shops?''Civility costs nothing, but the attitude of some individuals in racing is beyond belief'

MISTER SMOOTH BLOWS HIS COOL; John Inverdale has lost patience with racing's resistance to change. Alastair Down reports

"Civility costs nothing, even when it crosses the Old Firm divide."

real RADIO Hotline; INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL

For all I know, the bloke's sick to the back teeth of people turning up expecting a meal, but hey, it was a genuine mistake and civility costs nothing.

Food & Drink: When one door shuts ... another one opens; test Alison Taylor at Abbeyfield Hotel, Tal y Bont, Bangor

I am well aware of the cutbacks in the NHS and that staff morale is low, but come on girls in the outpatients, waiting room four and the X-ray, civility costs nothing. - Springburn Tenant.

VOICE OF SCOTLAND; POOR CHOICE BY COUNCIL

The person at the other end of the phone is a human being, with feelings, just like everyone else and civility costs nothing. It's a shame that more people don't realise this.

VOICE OF SCOTLAND

词组	civility costs nothing
释义	civility costs nothing civility costs nothing proverb It is easy to be respectful. You don't have to be their best friends, but you could at least say hi to them—civility costs nothing. See also: cost, nothing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Civility costs nothing. and Courtesy costs nothing. Prov. It never hurts you to be polite. Always greet people politely, no matter what you think of them. Civility costs nothing. Why not write Mildred a thank-you note? Courtesy costs nothing. See also: cost, nothing McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words actions speak louder than words best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... References in periodicals archive He says: "Civility costs nothing, but the attitude of some individuals in racing towards the media - and therefore the public - is beyond belief. A few more like Inverdale, with the courage to go back to the drawing board in order to design something sustainable for all our futures, would not come amiss..'Why isn't there a big race at 5.45 so that people going home from work know it is on in betting shops?''Civility costs nothing, but the attitude of some individuals in racing is beyond belief' MISTER SMOOTH BLOWS HIS COOL; John Inverdale has lost patience with racing's resistance to change. Alastair Down reports "Civility costs nothing, even when it crosses the Old Firm divide." real RADIO Hotline; INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL For all I know, the bloke's sick to the back teeth of people turning up expecting a meal, but hey, it was a genuine mistake and civility costs nothing. Food & Drink: When one door shuts ... another one opens; test Alison Taylor at Abbeyfield Hotel, Tal y Bont, Bangor I am well aware of the cutbacks in the NHS and that staff morale is low, but come on girls in the outpatients, waiting room four and the X-ray, civility costs nothing. - Springburn Tenant. VOICE OF SCOTLAND; POOR CHOICE BY COUNCIL The person at the other end of the phone is a human being, with feelings, just like everyone else and civility costs nothing. It's a shame that more people don't realise this. VOICE OF SCOTLAND
随便看	iron (one's) shoelaces iron out iron out the kinks iron out the wrinkles iron out the wrinkles (of/in something) iron poof irons in the fire, lots of/too many irons in the fire, too many iron the wrinkles out (of/in something) irregardless of (someone or something) irregular Irv Irvine is is all (is) anything going on? I say is better than nothing I see I see London, I see France "I see," said the blind man I see what you did there I see what you mean Is everything jake? (Is) everything OK?