pretty is as pretty does
pretty is as pretty does
proverb One's attractiveness should not be used as an indicator of kindness or goodness. He's handsome but a bit of a jerk. As usual, pretty is as pretty does.
See also: does, pretty
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Pretty is as pretty does.
Prov. It is more important to treat people well than to be good-looking; just because you are good-looking does not mean you are a good person. (Said only of girls and women.) Janice may have a pretty face, but pretty is as pretty does; the way she behaves isn't pretty at all.
See also: does, pretty
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- sit pretty
- sitting pretty
- pretty
- pretty much
- pretty much/well
- in a pretty pickle
- pifted
- pretty please
- Pretty please?
- pretty penny, a