07:25 Jan 20, 2016 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Marketing - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Game: Gremlins, Inc. | |||||||
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T'ain't What You Do |
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it\\\'s not what you do, it\\\'s how good you look doing it. the looks outweigh the action Explanation: Not the action is important, but the way you approach the action. One version. The looks outweigh the action. Other version. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-20 08:26:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- But this is without the context. |
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it\'s not what you do, it\'s how good you look doing it. what you do is not important as what's really important is that you look the part Explanation: LOOK like you can do the job/perform the task. So, someone may not have a clue how to do something but if they "look the part" people might not realise this... http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/look the part |
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it\'s not what you do, it\'s how good you look doing it. The impression you give matters more than what you actually do Explanation: Without context, it's difficult to assess whether the statement is intended to be cynical or ironic. |
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Reference: T'ain't What You Do Reference information: T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2016-01-20 12:06:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T'ain't_What_You_Do_(It's_the_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27ain%27t_What_You_Do_(It%27s_the_Way_That_You_Do_It) |
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