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handsome is as handsome does
Idioms and Phrases
How one acts is more important than how one looks. For example, He may be homely, but he's the kindest man I've ever metâhandsome is as handsome does . This expression already appeared in John Ray's 1670 collection of proverbs.Example Sentences
Handsome is as handsome does, Aunt Ivy used to preach.
âAnd handsome is as handsome does.â
âDonât you go taking advantage of my master because his servantâs no better than a fool. Youâve spoken very handsome all along, put me off my guard, talking of Elves and all. But handsome is as handsome does we say. Nowâs a chance to show your quality.â
âBut handsome is as handsome does, as we say in the Shire; and I daresay we shall all look much the same after lying for days in hedges and ditches.â
âHandsome is as handsome does,â she said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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