- pretty as a picture
- very pretty, beautiful
"How do I look in my new dress?" "Pretty as a picture, my dear."
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pretty as a picture
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pretty as a picture — old fashioned phrase very pretty Thesaurus: words used to describe an attractive personsynonym beautiful Main entry: pretty * * * (as) pretty as a picture … Useful english dictionary
pretty as a picture — ► (as) pretty as a picture very pretty. Main Entry: ↑picture … English terms dictionary
pretty as a picture — very pretty, attractive, handsomely dressed or fetching in appearance … English contemporary dictionary
pretty as a picture — old fashioned very pretty … English dictionary
as pretty as a picture — (as) pretty as a picture see ↑pretty, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑picture (as) pretty as a picture old fashioned : very attractive or pleasant to look at : very pretty She is as pretty as a picture! … Useful english dictionary
(as) pretty as a picture — very pretty. → picture … English new terms dictionary
as pretty as a picture — ► (as) pretty as a picture very pretty. Main Entry: ↑picture … English terms dictionary
picture — ► NOUN 1) a painting, drawing, or photograph. 2) an image on a television screen. 3) a cinema film. 4) (the pictures) the cinema. 5) an impression formed from an account or description. 6) informal a state of being fully informed: in the picture … English terms dictionary
picture — I n. photograph 1) to snap, take a picture drawing, image, painting 2) to draw; paint; retouch a picture 3) to frame; hang a picture 4) (BE) an Identikit (T) picture 5) in a picture (did you see the animals in the picture?) 6) (misc.) as pretty… … Combinatory dictionary
picture — 1 noun 1 IMAGE (C) a painting, drawing, or photograph: A picture of a waterfall hung on the wall. | Get the children to draw a picture of their dream house. | Gary got his picture in the papers. 2 SITUATION (singular) the general situation in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
