phrasal verb / idiom · informal
look the part
UK/lʊk ðə pɑːt/US/lʊk ðə pɑrt/look the PART
to appear suitable or believable for a particular role or job
Examples
“He wore a suit to the interview so he'd look the part.”
“If you want to be a professional musician on stage you need to look the part as well as play well.”
“The candidate looked the part but lacked real experience.”
Band 8 sentence
“For management roles it's not enough to have qualifications — you also need to look the part in meetings and presentations.”
Collocations
- look the part for/at a job/event
- really look the part
Word family
Common mistakes
He looks like the part.→He looks the part.
She is looking the part very well.→She really looks the part.
Say it for a higher band
5look suitable→6appear appropriate→7+look the part
Synonyms
appear suitable
come across as
Easily confused
fit the part
“He seems to fit the part, given his previous experience.”
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