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part adjective of mixed race FIJI, 1995
idiompartlook the part1 to seem to be a typical person of a particular type, especially to seem like exactly the right kind of person to do your job:When you meet clients as a financial adviser make sure you look the part - dark suit, clean fingernails, and shiny shoes.Bowden had been a miner all his life, and he certainly looked the part of a union worker and miners' champion.2 BrE to perform well and seem likely to be successful ◆ used about sport:It must be some consolation to Arthur Cox that the twelve-million-pound team he assembled is starting to look the part at last.Whitlow judged that ball well, and he looks the part at centre back.be part and parcel of sthused in order to emphasize that something is a part of a situation and is closely connected with it:For the children of our community, learning about religion is part and parcel of daily life.Dialogue in television drama sounds natural, but it lacks the hesitations and repetitions that are part and parcel of ordinary speech.take sth in good partto accept jokes or critical remarks about you cheerfully, instead of being upset:Ron's got a really wicked sense of humour, but his mates take it all in good part.We began telling Bill he was obsessed with work, and he took it in good part but refused to change.take sb's part BrEBrEto support someone in a quarrel or argument:The regulator's office will take your part if there is a dispute between you as a customer and the water company.I was tougher than my brother, and if he got into a fight he knew I'd always take his part. phrasepart[parted, parted, parting]
be parted from
be parted from sb/sth especially BrE to be separated from someone or something: My parents were hardly ever parted from each other in thirty years of marriage. At age 4, Becky refused to be parted from her purple dress even long enough for it to be washed.■ SIMILAR TO: be separated (from)
part with
part with sth/sb not passive to give or sell something to someone else, when you do not really want to: She took the gun from Jack, who parted with it reluctantly. Retail stores will have to work hard this season to persuade shoppers to part with their money.■ SIMILAR TO: hand over■ OPPOSITE: hold onto/hold on to
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