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do (exactly) what it says on the tin |
| 释义 |
do (exactly) what it says on the tinBritish informal Perform as advertised or as one would expect judging by name or reputation: a big budget Hollywood film that does what it says on the tin...- Failing to realise that an option marked 'delete' doesn't do what it says on the tin isn't stupidity; it's lack of familiarity.
- A Brief History of Crime doesn't quite do what it says on the tin.
- By its own admission, his third novel fails to do what it says on the tin.
From the proprietary slogan 'Does exactly what it says on the tin', apparently originally used in an advertisement for wood varnish See parent entry: tin |
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