behaviour

• Walk on eggshells

  To behave with extreme caution and sensitivity to avoid upsetting or offending someone or causing problems in a delicate situation.

• To act the part

  To behave in a manner appropriate or expected for a particular role, situation, or persona.

• Make a pig of oneself

  To eat an excessive amount of food in a greedy and unmannered way.

• Act the goat

  To behave in a silly, foolish, or playful way, often to amuse others or to be disruptive.

• Keep your nose out of

  To avoid interfering in matters that do not concern you.

• Make a public spectacle of oneself

  To behave in a silly, embarrassing, or attention-seeking way in front of other people.

• Stiff-necked

  Someone who is stiff-necked is stubbornly unyielding and resistant to change, advice, or authority.