not a pretty sight

Meaning: (euphemistic,sometimeshumorous)Somethingvisuallyunappealing, ranging frommildlyunattractivetoutterlydisgustingin appearance.1890,Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 44, inThe Firm of Girdlestone:The navvy was certainlynot a pretty sight. His muscular arms and legs were all a-sprawl and his head hung back at a strange angle to his body.1918,B. M. Bower, chapter 11, inCabin Fever:Bud wasnot a pretty sight. Four days and nights of trying to see how much whisky he could drink, and how long he could play poker without going to sleep or going broke, had left their mark on his face.; (idiomatic,by extension)Somethingdisappointing,disquieting,disreputable, or otherwiseunworthyofadmiration.1909,Jack London, chapter 35, inMartin Eden:Her lover, cheek by jowl with Maria, at the head of that army of Portuguese ragamuffins, wasnot a pretty sight.1929June 23, “Impelled to Passage”, inTime:The Tariff Bill was rounded into shape for final passage by the House last week. It wasnot a pretty sightfor soft-hearted political theorists.2002, Simon Szreter, “The State of Social Capital”, inTheory and Society, volume31, number 5, page597:They showed little remorse in using this power to its full extent, against each other, against smaller producers and against the laboring poor, including strong-arm tactics of no legality. The result wasnot a pretty sight.

Examples:

EN: It's not a pretty sight!
ES: No es agradable de ver.
EN: Dead cow is not a pretty sight.
ES: Una vaca muerta no es una buena visión.
EN: I am not a pretty sight at this time but I do not bite! You think I do not know that Patience my aunt is in danger?
ES: Sé que no estoy muy guapo en este momento pero no muerdo, ¿sabe?
EN: Or you'll be dancing with your feet off the ground, and that's not a pretty sight.
ES: O te colgarán, y eso no es lindo.
EN: This pilot's leg is not a pretty sight.
ES: La pierna del piloto no es una vista grata.
EN: That sergeant who'd been blown up by a landmine was not a pretty sight.
ES: ¿De aquel sargento con el pie destrozado por una mina?
EN: Poor Tony's not a pretty sight.
ES: Pobre Tony. ! Como está!
EN: This is not a pretty sight for me to see.
ES: Esta no es una hermosa vista para mi.
EN: The same as you. I'm watching the Swiss, and it's not a pretty sight.
ES: Lo mismo que tú, miro a los suizos. Y no es nada bonito.
EN: It's not a pretty sight.
ES: Pero no es algo agradable de ver.
ES: No es una imagen bonita.
EN: He was thrown over the wall. It's not a pretty sight.
ES: Le han tirado por encima del muro.
EN: I've been watching you and it's not a pretty sight.
ES: Te he estado mirando y no me gusta.
EN: Oh, perhaps I should warn you, it's not a pretty sight.
ES: Le aviso, no es muy agradable.
EN: And it's not a pretty sight.
ES: y no es una visión agradable.
EN: The head of a man cut from his body is not a pretty sight.
ES: La cabeza de un hombre separada del tronco es una vision horrible.

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