devil is not so black as he is painted

Prov. No one is as bad as people say he is. (Implies that people are saying too many bad things about someone.) I can't believe that actress is as coldhearted as the gossip columns say she is. The devil is not so black as he is painted.

See also: black, devil, he, not, painted

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mikko	MEEK-kee	Finnish
Nere	-	Basque
Sal	[sæl]
ŠImon	-	Czech, Slovak
Raffaello	-	Italian
Devi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil