look the part en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.
Trump “cast” key roles in his administration based on candidates’ ability to “look the part.”
2025 March 6, Megan Garber, “Trump Is Breaking the Fourth Wall”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2025:If you want to be a successful business person, you have to look the part.
Turner looked assured, picking out his men at the lineouts, while Redpath was seeing plenty of the ball and also looked the part as the Scots probed for opening.
2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2023:We were going to cast him in our new movie but unfortunately he didn't look the part.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| looks the part | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| looking the part | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| looked the part | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| looked the part | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
sound the part · someone's face doesn't fit · dress the part
Translations (18)
it avere il physique du rôle (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · es parecer estar a la altura (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · ru вы́глядеть соотве́тствующе (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · de so aussehen (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · fi vaikuttaa sopivalta (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · de entsprechend aussehen (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · pt parecer estar à altura (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · yue 有型有格 (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · yue 入型入格 (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · fr avoir la tête de l'emploi (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · yue 似模似樣 /似模似样 (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · cmn 儀表得體 /仪表得体 (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · de passend erscheinen (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · de angemessen aussehen (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · pl odpowiednio wyglądać (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · es aparentar estar a la altura (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · fr avoir le physique de l'emploi (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) · fr avoir la gueule de l'emploi (appear suitable for a particular kind of work)