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
Vazha-Georgian
Kenyatta[ken'ja:tə]
LyndaLIN-dəEnglish
MarilynMER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-linEnglish
Delice-English (Rare)
Tangaroa-Polynesian Mythology