As in:
... admit they're not monks but employees paid to look the part.
(from NGM March 2011, p. 101)
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... admit they're not monks but employees paid to look the part.
(from NGM March 2011, p. 101)
They are professional actors collecting a fee for playing the role of a monk, thus not genuine.
:)
Mar 18, 2011 at 2:52