British & Australian, humorous

if someone is no oil painting, they are not attractive.

She has an interesting face but she's no oil painting.

• someone's place in the sun
• someone's right-hand man
• someone's right-hand woman
• someone's stamping ground
• someone's stomping ground
• someone's time is up
• someone's word is law
• someone will be along
• someone will go a long way
• someone won't bite
• someone would not be caught dead
• something and a half
• something be damned
• something can't hold a candle to someone else
• something can't hold a candle to something else
• something comes into head
• something comes into your head
• something else
• something falls on deaf ears
• something from hell
• something goes for
• something goes for someone else
• something goes for something else
• something goes to show
• something goes to show you