Object to nose reshaping, note with lines said to be polite (4,4,2,3,2)
I believe the answer is:
mind ones ps and qs
'to be polite' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'object to nose reshaping note with lines' is the wordplay.
'object to' becomes 'mind' (I've seen this before).
'reshaping' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'reshaped' mean this).
'note with' becomes 'psandqs' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lines' means one lot of letters goes inside another (line could historically mean to cover something).
'nose' with letters rearranged gives '[nose]'.
'[nose]'+'psandqs'='onespsandqs'
'mind' going within 'onespsandqs' is 'MIND ONES PS AND QS'.
'said' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mind ones ps and qs that I've seen before include "look after own pawns and queens" , "Behave correctly" , "polite" .)