It\'s not what you do, it\'s how good you look doing it.
English translation: the looks outweigh the action
| 07:25 Jan 20, 2016 |
| English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Marketing - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Game: Gremlins, Inc. | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mariann Makrai Croatia Local time: 19:45 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| 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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3 hrs confidence:
| 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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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| 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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4 hrs peer agreement (net): +1 |
| 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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