English / proverb
Common Is as Common Does
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A person's true character, breeding, or social worth is demonstrated by their ordinary everyday actions rather than pretensions.
In context
01
He bragged about his high-society background, but breaking fair trade promises proved that common is as common does.
02
In commercial mediation, do not be fooled by hollow pedigree; remember that common is as common does.
Synonyms
Actions define character,deeds make the person,practice reveals truth
Antonyms
Pedigree overrides behavior,birth defines character
Collocations
remember common is as common does,clearly common is as common does,prove that common is as common does