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the art of never looking like you're trying, especially when you're trying hardest.
means the polished ability to say and do the right thing in any social situation, effortlessly.
from french for know how to do, borrowed into english in the 1700s when the british aristocracy still assumed anything sophisticated must be french.
literal translationto know how to do
cousin phrasesavoir vivre, knowing how to live
not the same assavvy, which is more streetwise, less silk
peak usage eravictorian novels describing charming villains