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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How to act the part Leaders, as Packer stated, must own the stage and deliver on it. John Baldoni, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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