be no oil painting

To be physically unattractive. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Jack's a nice guy, he's just no oil painting, you know?

(British & Australian humorous)

if someone is no oil painting, they are not attractive She has an interesting face but she's no oil painting.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zabel	-	Armenian
Alİ	-	Turkish, Azerbaijani
Rien (1)	REEN	Dutch
Akane	ah-kah-ne	Japanese
Haroldo	ah-ROL-do (Spanish), ə-RAWL-doo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Cnaeus	-	Ancient Roman