all fur coat and no knickers

Language: en

1.
British Englishinformalderogatorycolloquial
- Displaying an extravagant or glamorous exterior while lacking essential integrity, means, or modesty; showy but insubstantial.
- Superficially well dressed or impressive but fundamentally lacking in the practical resources or moral decency implied by the appearance.

Examples:

EN: Well, you know what they're like round here, all fur coat and no knickers.
ES: Bueno, ya sabes cómo son por aquí, mucho abrigo de piel pero sin ropa interior.
EN: It seems the good captain was all fur coat and no knickers.
ID: Tampaknya Kapten hanya terlihat mewah tapi justru sebaliknya.

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