Южно-эфиопский грач увёл мышь за хобот на съезд ящериц.
to watch/to mind one's p's and q's - to be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes.
From the old U.S. Navy when sailors marked on a board in the bar how many Pints and Quarts of liquor they had taken. It was bad manners to cheat.

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