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*ugly as a toad
[of a living creature] very ugly. (*Also:as ~.) Maria may be a beautiful woman, but when she was a child she was as ugly as a toad. The shopkeeper was ugly as a toad, but he was kind and generous, and everyone loved him. See also: toad *ugly as sin Cliché extremely ugly. (*Also: as ~.) Why would anyone want to buy that dress? It's as ugly as sin! Harold is ugly as sin, but his personality is very charming. See also: sin rear its ugly head Fig. [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. an ugly duckling someone or something that is ugly and not successful when they are young or new, but which develops into something beautiful and successful The most successful company was last year's ugly duckling. be as ugly as sin to be very ugly That dog of his is as ugly as sin. See also: sin 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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For men, however, there was no detectable difference between being Plain, Quite Beautiful or Very Beautiful, though the Uglies did worse than any of the other groups. I'm not saying pug uglies are always forced to fumble with foot-stools, while the Betters clamber up the ladder of success. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Simon & Schuster pounds 6. |
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