bigger than life and twice as ugly Idiom, Proverb
turn ugly
ugly duckling
ugly as sin
Idiom(s): (as) ugly as sinTheme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS
very ugly.
• The new building is as ugly as sin.
• The old woman is ugly as sin, but she dresses beautifully.
rear its ugly head
Idiom(s): rear its ugly headTheme: APPEARANCE - EVIDENCE
[for something unpleasant] to appear or become obvious after lying hidden.
• Jealousy reared its ugly head and destroyed their marriage.
• The question of money always rears its ugly head in matters of business.
big as life and twice as ugly
Idiom(s): (as) big as life AND (as) big as life and twice as uglyTheme: SIZE
an exaggerated way of saying that a person or a thing appeared in a particular place. (Folksy. The second phrase is slang.)
• The little child just stood there as big as life and laughed very hard.
• I opened the door, and there was Tom as big as life.
• I came home and found this cat in my chair, as big as life and twice as ugly.
Ugly as a stick
(USA) If someone is as ugly as a stick, they are very ugly indeed.ugly duckling|duckling|ugly
n. An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. Mary was the ugly duckling in her family, until she grew up.ugly
uglyIn addition to the idioms beginning with ugly, also see rear its ugly head.
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- ugly as sin
- ugly customer
- ugly duckling
ugly customer
ugly customerAn ill-natured or vicious individual, as in Watch out for Charlie when he's drinking; he can be an ugly customer. This phrase uses ugly in the sense of “mean” or “dangerous.” [c. 1800]
bigger than activity and alert as ugly
Suddenly present afore someone, generally decidedly so. I can't accept I saw that jerk Mel afresh tonight. I angry the bend at the grocery store, and there he was, bigger than activity and alert as ugly!Learn more: and, big, life, twice, ugly
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