no oil painting

no oil painting

Physically unattractive. Jack's a nice guy, he's just no oil painting, you know?
See also: no, oil, painting
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

no oil painting

BRITISH
If you say that someone is no oil painting, you mean that they are not attractive. I started seeing a guy who was no oil painting but wonderfully bright and interesting.
See also: no, oil, painting
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

no oil painting

not very attractive. British informal
See also: no, oil, painting
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See also:
  • be no oil painting
  • for (the) want of (something)
  • for want of something
  • lease (something) to (someone or something)
  • lease to
  • castor oil artist
  • oil up
  • burn the midnight oil
  • burn the midnight oil, to
  • midnight