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handsome is as handsome does — Handsome denotes chivalrous or genteel behaviour, though it is often popularly taken to refer to good looks. At its second occurrence in the proverb the word is properly an adverb. For the common US equivalent, see pretty is as pretty does. c… … Proverbs new dictionary
handsome is as handsome does — {informal} A person must act well and generously so that he will be truly worth respecting. A proverb. * /Everyone thinks that Bon is a very handsome boy, but he is very mean too. Handsome is as handsome does./ Compare: FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE… … Dictionary of American idioms
handsome is as handsome does — {informal} A person must act well and generously so that he will be truly worth respecting. A proverb. * /Everyone thinks that Bon is a very handsome boy, but he is very mean too. Handsome is as handsome does./ Compare: FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE… … Dictionary of American idioms
handsome\ is\ as\ handsome\ does — informal proverb A person must act well and generously so that he will be truly worth respecting. Everyone thinks that Bon is a very handsome boy, but he is very mean too. Handsome is as handsome does. Compare: fine feathers do not make fine… … Словарь американских идиом
Handsome — Hand some (h[a^]n s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar. {Handsomer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.] 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To do the handsome thing — Handsome Hand some (h[a^]n s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar. {Handsomer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.] 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pretty is as pretty does — US equivalent to handsome is as handsome does. 1853 T. C. HALIBURTON Sam Slick’s Wise Saws i. 136 Avery smart little boy; and Old Hundreth..tells me you are a very good boy, and that’s better, for pretty is as pretty does. a 1871 A. CARY ‘Pretty… … Proverbs new dictionary
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Handsomer — Handsome Hand some (h[a^]n s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar. {Handsomer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.] 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
