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not just another pretty face

not just another pretty face is the alternative form of not just a pretty face.

Meaning of not just a pretty face

Noun

not just a pretty face

  1. (humorous, sometimes) Someone who is more intelligent, talented, or emotionally complex than might be assumed.
    • But she was not just a pretty face. She was brilliant, accomplished, powerful, and tough-minded, a woman of burning passions.2002, Leslie Downer, Women of the Pleasure Quarters, →ISBN
  2. (idiomatic) Something that is more useful, versatile, or intrinsically valuable than might be assumed.
    • But it's not just a pretty face. This soccer sim also offers authentic physics — including ball dribbling, passing and scoring, and how the players react to one another — and more than 500 officially licensed clubs, totaling roughly 15,000 players.2011 December 2, Marc Saltzman, “What to buy a gamer on your gift list”, in USA Today, retrieved 02 May 2014

Questions about not just another pretty face

What is not just another pretty face the alternative form of?
Not just another pretty face is the alternative form of not just a pretty face.

Words near not just another pretty face in the dictionary

  1. not in Kansas anymore
  2. not in the least
  3. not in the slightest
  4. not invented here
  5. not just a pretty face
  6. not just another pretty face
  7. not know one is born
  8. not know what hit one
  9. not know what one is missing
  10. not know where to turn
  11. not know whether one is coming or going

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