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.
See also:
  • 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