dress the part
idiom
: 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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May marked the true beginning of summer — and our readers were more than ready to dress the part.
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Venus Wong, Refinery29, 9 June 2025
Employee departments dress the part and decorate their areas, competing for the votes of skiers and riders all weekend, hoping to reign as the 2025 champs.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
How can a completely competent and successful Black woman showcase her knowledgeable prowess: dress the part.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Set a Dress Code Another way to make your party pics look straight out decades past: Have your guests dress the part!
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
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Venus Wong, Refinery29, 9 June 2025
Employee departments dress the part and decorate their areas, competing for the votes of skiers and riders all weekend, hoping to reign as the 2025 champs.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
How can a completely competent and successful Black woman showcase her knowledgeable prowess: dress the part.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
Set a Dress Code Another way to make your party pics look straight out decades past: Have your guests dress the part!
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dress the part
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“Dress the part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20the%20part. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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