Pretty is as pretty does.

Pretty is as pretty does.
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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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