| 词汇 | no oil painting |
| 词源 | no oil painting. A man or woman whose appearance isn’t handsome or beautiful is said to be “no oil painting,” as in “She’s no oil painting, but everyone likes her.” An oil portrait of someone usually does all it can to make the sitter attractive. See warts and all. |
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