be as black as are is painted

not be as black as you are/it is painted

if people or situations are not as black as they are painted, they are not as bad as people say they are I've met him a few times. He's not as black as he's painted.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sekai	-	Southern African, Shona
Anima (1)	-	Indian, Hindi
Teppo	TEP-po	Finnish
Agnesi	['ægnisi]
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Coates	[kəuts]