black as one is painted



*black as one is painted

as evil as described. (Usually negative. *Also: as ~.) The landlord is not as black as he is painted. He seems quite generous to me. Young people are rarely black as they are painted in the media.
See also: black, one, painted

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Atsukoah-tsoo-koJapanese
VukaŠIn-Serbian
Baldo-Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic
ŞEhrazat-Turkish
JurriaanYUR-ree-ah:nDutch
Alphaios-Biblical Greek