not much to look at

not much to look at

Not attractive or visually appealing Jack's a nice guy, he's just not much to look at, you know? This old truck ain't much to look at anymore, but she still runs like a dream.
See also: look, much, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be not much to look at
  • not be much to look at
  • look on with
  • look on with (someone)
  • look ahead
  • a dirty look
  • dirty look
  • have a look-see
  • get a dirty look (from someone)
  • give somebody/get a dirty look
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Though not much to look at, their fabulous smell makes up for their appearance.
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"It's not much to look at," he told the Daily News, adding, "It's a miracle it's still in one piece."
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Floyer's work is initially not much to look at. It requires a double, even triple take-a process of uncanny intellection- to read the picture.
CEAL FLOYER
They're not much to look at - like mushroom-capped larval rocks - but the microscopic organisms that create them are among the oldest life forms on the planet, dating back 3.5 billion years.
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