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
Apollo[ə'pɔləu]
Kemen-Basque
Rosarioro-SAH-ryo (Spanish), ro-ZAH-ryo (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Mcghee[mə'gi:]
AnjaAHN-yah (Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, German, Dutch
Nathaliena-ta-LEE (French), NAH-tah-lee (German)French, German