do exactly what it says on the tin

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed. Ireland,UK,idiomatic
    — So if you've got wood to stain and you want it to dry quickly, use Ronseal Quick-Drying Woodstain. It does exactly what it says on the tin.

词形变化

does exactly what it says on the tin present,singular,third-person doing exactly what it says on the tin participle,present did exactly what it said on the tin past done exactly what it said on the tin participle,past do what it says on the tin alternative

词源

From the sense of tin meaning a can, originally the slogan of an HHCL advertising campaign of UK television commercials for Ronseal Quick-Drying Woodseal.
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