savoir faire
noun/ˌsævwɑː ˈfeə(r)/
/ˌsævwɑːr ˈfer/
[uncountable] (from French, approving)- the ability to behave in the appropriate way in social situationsWord Originearly 19th cent.: French, literally ‘know how to do’.
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