The navvy was certainly not a pretty sight. His muscular arms and legs were all a-sprawl and his head hung back at a strange angle to his body.
Bud was not a pretty sight. Four days and nights of trying to see how much whisky he could drink, and how long he could play poker without going to sleep or going broke, had left their mark on his face.
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not a pretty sight — often humorous phrase used for saying that something is very unpleasant to look at This kind of injury is really not a pretty sight. Thesaurus: ugly or not attractivesynonym Main entry: pretty * * * informal … Useful english dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
not a pretty sight — often humorous used for saying that something is very unpleasant to look at This kind of injury is really not a pretty sight … English dictionary
not be a pretty sight — (not) be a pretty sight humorous to not be pleasant to look at. First thing in the morning, he s not a pretty sight … New idioms dictionary
be a pretty sight — (not) be a pretty sight humorous to not be pleasant to look at. First thing in the morning, he s not a pretty sight … New idioms dictionary
sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye … Collocations dictionary
pretty — pret|ty1 [ prıti ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN *** 1. ) fairly: My TV s getting pretty old now. Todd looks pretty tired. 2. ) very: The weather is pretty awful, isn t it? pretty good: I can see they ve done a pretty good job of it. pretty much/well/near … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sight — sight1 [ saıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the ability to see using your eyes: EYESIGHT, VISION: I m having laser treatment to improve my sight. Wolf spiders hunt mainly by sight. => SECOND SIGHT a ) the act of seeing something: sight of: I can t… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pretty — 1 / prIti/ adverb (+ adj/adv) spoken 1 fairly, though not completely: I m pretty sure he ll say yes. | Life on the farm was pretty tough. see rather 2 very: It s pretty hard to see how we ll manage. 3 pretty well also pretty much very nearly;… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pretty — pret|ty1 W3S2 [ˈprıti] adv [+ adjective/adverb] spoken 1.) fairly or more than a little ▪ I m pretty sure he ll say yes. ▪ She still looks pretty miserable. see usage note ↑rather 2.) very ▪ Dinner at Luigi s sounds pretty good to me … Dictionary of contemporary English
