dress the part
Definition of dress the part
: to dress the way that people in a particular role usually dress If you want people at work to believe that you're a professional, you have to dress the part.
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: to make or set straight
: to arrange (troops, equipment, etc.) in a straight line and at proper intervals
: to prepare for use or service
: apparel, clothing
: an outer garment (as for a woman or girl) usually consisting of a one-piece bodice and skirt
: covering, adornment, or appearance appropriate or peculiar to a particular time
: suitable for a formal occasion
: requiring or permitting formal dress
: relating to or used for a dress
: one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole
: an essential portion or integral element
: one of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible : an amount equal to another amount
: to separate from or take leave of someone
: to take leave of one another
: to become separated into parts
: partly
: partial
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