Be no oil painting In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be no oil painting", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Lym Nguyen

2020-08-18 12:08

Be no oil painting British humorous informal

Not be physically attractive; unbeautiful; unpretty

Though Matt is no oil painting, his personality is very nice and interesting. Therefore many girls have a crush on him.

She has always been scoffed because she is no oil painting.

The girls who are no oil painting often feel unconfident.

(to be) (as) ugly as sin

Extremely ugly; unlovely; unattractive

ginger minger

A derogatory term indicates that a person whose hair is red and considered unattractive.

butterface

An ugly woman with an attractive body.

homely enough to stop a clock

Very ugly

plain Jane

Used to describe a girl or woman who is unattractive

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have the devil's own luck

If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.

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A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
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