all fur coat and no knickers

Meaning: (UK,idiomatic,derogatory)Having asuperficiallypositiveappearancethat is belied by the reality, e.g., superficially elegant and beautiful but actually common.1999, David Brock, Michael J. Powell, Christopher Robin Hinings,Restructuring the professional organization: Accounting, Health Care and Law:A nurse spoke for a number of her colleagues when she said that she felt that these developments were a waste of time and 'all fur coat and no knickers'(personal interview, 1994).2003, Cliff Moughtin,Urban Design: Street and Square:From this viewpoint some forms of Post-Modernism mean new façades for old concepts, dressing the skyscraper, or the vast supermarket in the garb of the tart - 'all fur coat and no knickers'.2005, Michael Robotham,Suspect:"What about the wife?""Bridget. She wasall fur coat and no knickers. A real social climber.""But you liked her?""Yes."

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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