look a fright
look a fright
To be very disheveled, ugly, or untidy in appearance. I'd invite you in for a cup of tea, but the house looks a fright at the moment. I'm so embarrassed—I must have looked a fright when I opened the door this morning!
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look a fright
have a dishevelled or grotesque appearance. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
look a ˈfright
(old-fashioned, British English) look ugly or ridiculous: Oh no, just look at what the hairdresser’s done to my hair! I look a fright!Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017