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done exactly what it said on the tin

done exactly what it said on the tin is the past participle of do exactly what it says on the tin.

Meaning of do exactly what it says on the tin

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed.
    • 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.1994, Liz Whiston et al., Ronseal TV advertisement

Questions about done exactly what it said on the tin

What is done exactly what it said on the tin the past participle of?
Done exactly what it said on the tin is the past participle of do exactly what it says on the tin.

Words near done exactly what it said on the tin in the dictionary

  1. done deals
  2. done did
  3. done dotta
  4. done down
  5. done drugs
  6. done exactly what it said on the tin
  7. done for
  8. done good
  9. done gooseberry
  10. done ill
  11. done in

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