not going to win any beauty contests
not going to win any beauty contests
Not especially beautiful or attractive. Sometimes used as a facetious or sarcastic way of calling someone or something ugly. I know I'm not going to win any beauty contests, but I don't think I'm so ugly that no one would want to be with me. A: "What do you think of their new house?" B: "Well, it isn't going to win any beauty contests, that's for sure."
See also: any, beauty, contest, going, not, win
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not going to win any beauty contests
Fig. homely; ugly. Fred isn't going to win any beauty contests, but he's smart and considerate and he does well at his job. This old truck of mine is not going to win any beauty contests, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
See also: any, beauty, contest, going, not, win
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- aint
- ain't
- be like ships in the night
- hope not
- (I) hope not
- not for a second
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- not for a instant