look the part
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Meaning · English
appear suitable for a particular role or situation
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Có vẻ phù hợp với một vai trò hoặc tình huống cụ thể
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Literally: have the appearance of something
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The shoulder belays and cricket sweaters were intended to look the part.
I thought maybe he'd convinced Malcolm that he was overweight — which he wasn't — and Malcolm had this real thing about us looking the part.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “look the part” mean?
appear suitable for a particular role or situation Literally: have the appearance of something
Is “look the part” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.