it does exactly what it says on the tin
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A series of UK television commercials for Ronseal (sealant products), beginning in the 1990s.
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it does exactly what it says on the tin
- (idiomatic, UK) What is described or what one would expect with no further explanation needed.
- 2004, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Germany, Lonely Planet, ISBN 1740594711, 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 1740594711, page 689
