English Explanatory Dictionary

do exactly what it says on the tin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed.

Word forms

do exactly what it says on the tin does exactly what it says on the tin doing exactly what it says on the tin did exactly what it said on the tin done exactly what it said on the tin do what it says on the tin

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

what you see is what you get

Related words

Ronseal

Derived words

like it says on the tin
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