Word info

look the part

Verb

Meaning

look the part (third-person singular simple present looks the part, present participle looking the part, simple past and past participle looked the part)

(idiomatic) To appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.
If you want to be a successful business person, you have to look the part.
We were going to cast him in our new movie but unfortunately he didn't look the part.

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Examples

We wanted to step off our island and add the color of the third world. We got gold cigarette paper and stuck it around our teeth. We really did look like pirates and dressed to look the part. Vivienne Westwood

Maybe back in the day you didn't need to be the greatest looking to be on TV and you didn't need to speak the best, but in this day and age, I think you need to be the package. You need to look the part for your sponsors, you need to be able to speak the part for the media and to big CEOs. Danica Patrick

When you're on set, you have to perform and look the part. Madhur Mittal

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