devil is not so black as he is painted Idioma

black as one is painted

Idiom(s): (as) black as one is painted

Theme: NEGATION

as evil as described. (Usually negative.)
• The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous.
• Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media.

Painted Jezebel

A painted Jezebel is a scheming woman.

the devil is not so atramentous as he is painted

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devil is not so atramentous as he is painted

Prov. No one is as bad as bodies say he is. (Implies that bodies are adage too abounding bad things about someone.) I can't accept that extra is as anesthetic as the account columns say she is. The devil is not so atramentous as he is painted.Learn more: black, devil, he, not, painted

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English Vocalbulary

The Diet the dignitaries the dispersion the distant future the distant past the Divinity the division plan the dog is black the dollar was traded the dome of heaven the domicile the domino principle the door was shut in his face The Doors of Perception the Draftsman Contract the Dreyfus trial the drug problem the early bird catches the worm