it does exactly what it says on the tin
English
Etymology
Slogan from a series of UK television commercials for Ronseal (sealant products), beginning in the 1990s.
Phrase
it does exactly what it says on the tin
- (idiomatic, Britain, Ireland) What is described or what one would expect with no further explanation needed.
- 2004, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Germany, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 689
- [The Erotic Art Museum] does exactly what it says on the tin: presents erotic art...
- 2004, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Germany, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 689
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