act the part
idiom
: to behave the way that people in a particular role usually behave
Now that he's rich he certainly acts the part.
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Constantly having to act the part could lead to burnout.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Like all the other faux Joe Strummers in town, Jack hopes to act the part of an insurrectionist at a time and place when self-creation on $5 a week feels achievable.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Dress the part, act the part, and surround yourself with the proper people to position yourself properly.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
Stanford University researchers first coined it in 2007 to describe how people inhabiting the body of a digital avatar began to act the part: People made to appear taller in virtual-reality simulations acted more assertively, even after the experience ended.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2021
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 July 2023
Like all the other faux Joe Strummers in town, Jack hopes to act the part of an insurrectionist at a time and place when self-creation on $5 a week feels achievable.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Dress the part, act the part, and surround yourself with the proper people to position yourself properly.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
Stanford University researchers first coined it in 2007 to describe how people inhabiting the body of a digital avatar began to act the part: People made to appear taller in virtual-reality simulations acted more assertively, even after the experience ended.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2021
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“Act the part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20the%20part. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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