I've met him a few times. He's not as black as he's painted.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be as black as are is painted — (not) be as black as (you) are/it is painted if people or situations are not as black as they are painted, they are not as bad as people say they are. I ve met him a few times. He s not as black as he s painted … New idioms dictionary
not as black as he is painted — not as black as he/she/it is ˈpainted idiom not as bad as people say he/she/it is • He s not very friendly, but he s not as black as he s painted. Main entry: ↑blackidiom … Useful english dictionary
not as black as she is painted — not as black as he/she/it is ˈpainted idiom not as bad as people say he/she/it is • He s not very friendly, but he s not as black as he s painted. Main entry: ↑blackidiom … Useful english dictionary
not as black as it is painted — not as black as he/she/it is ˈpainted idiom not as bad as people say he/she/it is • He s not very friendly, but he s not as black as he s painted. Main entry: ↑blackidiom … Useful english dictionary
the devil is not so black as he is painted — Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. toutesfois n’est il pas sy deable qu’il est noir, a man is not always as devilish as he is black. 1534 MORE Dialogue of Comfort (1553) III. xxii. Some saye in sporte, and thinke in earnest: The devill is not so blacke as… … Proverbs new dictionary
not be as black as are is painted — (not) be as black as (you) are/it is painted if people or situations are not as black as they are painted, they are not as bad as people say they are. I ve met him a few times. He s not as black as he s painted … New idioms dictionary
not be as black as it is painted — (not) be as black as (you) are/it is painted if people or situations are not as black as they are painted, they are not as bad as people say they are. I ve met him a few times. He s not as black as he s painted … New idioms dictionary
not as black as one is painted — informal not as bad as one is said to be … Useful english dictionary
black — black1 W1S1 [blæk] adj comparative blacker superlative blackest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(no light)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(drink)¦ 5¦(dirty)¦ 6¦(without hope)¦ 7¦(humour)¦ 8¦(angry)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
black — 1 adjective 1 COLOUR having the colour of night or coal: a black evening dress | The mountains looked black against the moon. | She has short black hair. 2 PEOPLE a) someone who is black is a member of a dark skinned race, especially the Negro… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
