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
Faye	FAY	English
Amarantha	-	Various
Kev	-	English
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
JennÝ	-	Icelandic
Naira	-	Native American, Quechua, Aymara