"do what it says on the tin" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does what it says on the tin [present, singular, third-person], doing what it said on the tin [participle, present], did what it said on the tin [past], done what it said on the tin [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> what it says<says,said,said> on the tin}} do what it says on the tin (third-person singular simple present does what it says on the tin, present participle doing what it said on the tin, simple past did what it said on the tin, past participle done what it said on the tin)
  1. Alternative form of do exactly what it says on the tin. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: do exactly what it says on the tin
    Sense id: en-do_what_it_says_on_the_tin-en-verb-gTgCU-Xz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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