all cats are grey in the dark »
In the dark, physical appearance is unimportant.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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beauty is only skin deep »
What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.
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cat that ate the canary »
A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.
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cheese down »
To coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
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clean up »
To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.
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clothes don't make the man »
An aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.
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come across »
To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
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cut of one's jib »
Someone’s general appearance or the implications thereof, especially in relation to making an impression or one’s style..
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diamond in the rough »
A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.
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down in the mouth »
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
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dusty miller »
One of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, and Lychnis coronaria.
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flutter in the dovecote »
I further argued that the principal cause for the political deadlock that persisted for thirty years after the guns fell silent was Israeli intransigence rather than Arab intransigence. The appearance of the first wave of revisionist studies excited a great deal of interest and controversy in the media and more than a flutter in the academic dovecote. — Israel Confronts Its Past.
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for all the world »
Entirely, to all appearances.
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fountain of youth »
Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.
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