perfect gentleman

collocation in English

meaningsofperfectandgentleman

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perfect
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.fekt/us
/ˈpɝː.fekt/
complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or ...
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gentleman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.təl.mən/us
/ˈdʒen.t̬əl.mən/
a polite way of talking to or referring to ...
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(Definition ofperfectandgentlemanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofperfect gentleman

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The only thing that saved him was the fact that, for many years, he has played the role of theperfectgentleman.
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Torah and mitzvot are an education, they train a person to be aperfectgentleman.
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When he was sober, he was aperfectgentleman, but he was very seldom sober.
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Over the course of four evenings, members of the court try to describe theperfectgentlemanof the court.
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He believes she is definitely the woman for him and acts theperfectgentlemanwith her in an effort to be a romantic.
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He behaved in the first place as aperfectgentlemanwho never got angry.
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He is certainly a mostperfectgentleman.
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He is aperfectgentlemanand a very romantic kind of guy who works in his own company, but does nothing since everything is taken care of by his brother.
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But we treat them all like perfect gentlemen.
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Men and nations in business do not always behave as perfect gentlemen.
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I do not think that it is any good expecting enemies to stick to the rules of the game or to be perfect gentlemen in warfare.
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And committed by one who was always talking of what he called perfect gentlemen.
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