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not a pretty sight |
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not a pretty sight 1. unpleasant to look at A state trooper guarding the crash site said, “It's not a pretty sight out there.” 2. very bad or unpleasant The first reviews of the new on-line magazine are in, and it's not a pretty sight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even Ruth was hurt, for she had some regard for appearances, and her lover, cheek by jowl with Maria, at the head of that army of Portuguese ragamuffins, was not a pretty sight. As well as his sloughed features could register pleasure they did so; but it was not a pretty sight. However this may be it is quite certain that he was not a pretty sight, and now that his features, or what remained of them, were distorted in rage at the sight of Dian with another male, he was indeed most terrible to see--and much more terrible to meet. |
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