English / proverb
Beauty Won't Boil the Pot
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Physical attractiveness cannot substitute for practical capability or provide sustenance.
In context
01
You may have a lovely smile, but beauty won't boil the pot when guests arrive hungry.
02
Our grandmother always taught us that hospitality takes labor, because beauty won't boil the pot.
Synonyms
charm won't feed you,substance beats surface,practical effort matters
Antonyms
glamour feeds all,style suffices
Collocations
know that beauty won't boil the pot,teach that beauty won't boil the pot,warned that beauty won't boil the pot