英语词汇ugly as a mud fence的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ugly as a mud fence
词源	ugly as a mud fence. American pioneers often made fences of sod and dirt when stone and wood were in short supply on the prairie. These homely fences served their purpose but were eyesores, leading to the expression ugly as a mud fence for someone or something extremely ugly.
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