Do-as-i-say-and-not-as-i-do Definition
verb
(as imperative) Don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.
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Origin of Do-as-i-say-and-not-as-i-do
This order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'"
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