be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) a pretty sight
To be visually pleasing or attractive. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey ugliness or disorder. All the Christmas lights on our street are a pretty sight! After that accident, my car was not a pretty sight—the bumper was practically hanging off!
See also: pretty, sight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be/look a picture
- be as cute as a button
- (as) cute as a button
- cute as a button
- pleasing to the eye
- can't keep (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- can't take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something)
- can't take your eyes off someone/something
- pretty oneself up
- pretty up