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Meaning of "not much to look at" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT

not know someone from Adam
not know what has hit one
not know where to put oneself
not know whether one is Arthur or Martha
not know whether one is coming or going
not lift a finger
not long for this world
not look at
not much chop
not much of
not nearly
not on your life
not one´s idea of
not proven
not put it past someone
not really?
not so dusty
not spare oneself
not take a feather out of someone
not take kindly to

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT

come at
drive at
get at
go at
go crook at
have a shot at
have a smack at
have at
in at
keep at
not look at
on at
pick at
point the finger at
poke fun at
poke mullock at
stick at
talk at
throw the book at
wink at

Synonyms and antonyms of not much to look at in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «not much to look at» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT

Find out the translation of not much to look at to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of not much to look at from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not much to look at» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没有看头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

No hay mucho que ver
570 millions of speakers

English

not much to look at
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

को देखने के लिए काफी नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليس كثيرا أن ننظر إلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не на что смотреть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Não há muito para olhar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাকান অনেক না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas grand chose à voir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak banyak yang boleh dilihat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht viel zu sehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見てあまりない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

별로 볼 수 없습니다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora akeh katon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nhiều để xem xét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார்க்க மிகவும் இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाहण्यासारखे बरेच काही नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bakmak için fazla değil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non c´è molto da vedere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie wiele do obejrzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нема на що дивитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu de mult să se uite la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν έχουν και πολλά να δούμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie veel om na te kyk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte mycket att titta på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke mye å se på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not much to look at

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT»

The term «not much to look at» is very widely used and occupies the 21.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «not much to look at» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «not much to look at» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not much to look at

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT»

Discover the use of not much to look at in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not much to look at and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... not much to look at not attractive ♢ The school dormitories weren't much to look at -just concrete blocks with windows. take a long hard look at sth to examine something carefully ♢ / think they ought to take a long hard look at who is allowed to ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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Phrasal Verbs
It's not much to look at, is it? 5 4 3 look at the big picture = consider the whole situation look at someone/something = point out someone as an example of something not much to look at = unattractive EXERCISES A. Using the information ...
Michael Barlow, Stephanie Burdine, 2006
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
^feffiilfij ° ) not much to look at *M&— AS I SW'K'jI K^llM (Your new apartment is not much to look at. ftM*r&**r-iftiaWttS*f not to like the look of H LIKE' to be looking at (n]ffiB&ii!l%Ii I ±%Ltik * to look after 1. flS ^ ; SB* 2. ; S ft 3. Bi£(KAf§J5i|) 4.
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
2 to pay a visit to (a person): / hadn't seen them for months so I thought it was time I looked them up. look up to (someone) to respect the conduct, opinions etc of ( someone): He has always looked up to his father. not much to look at (inf) plain ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers Idioms
2 to pay a visit to (a person): / hadn't seen them for months so I thought it was time I looked them up. look up to (someone) to respect the conduct, opinions etc of ( someone): He has always looked up to his father. not much to look at (inf) plain ...
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English Idioms in Use Advanced with Answers
3 Of course my idea's a good one! I'm not just a pretty face! 4 I've never met my brother's boss, but my brother says she's not much to look at. 5 I love that film star. He's drop-dead gorgeous! 6 His new girlfriend is really pretty; she's very easy on  ...
Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy, 2010
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Shape Perception in Human and Computer Vision: An ...
A crowded group of lines are not much to look at either. It is only when the lines stand out from clutter that we perceive their shape. 23.1.2 What Were the Challenges We Faced If an image is uncluttered, for example a giraffe standing against a ...
Sven J. Dickinson, Zygmunt Pizlo, 2013
8
The Magic Casket
Not much to look at, I think you will agree.” He set the object down on the table and glared at it malevolently, while Thorndyke and I regarded it with a more impersonal interest. It was not much to look at. Just an ordinary Japanese casket in the ...
R. Austin Freeman, 2001
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Rocinante
“It's not much to look at right now.” He led her through a side door in the office and out into the little hanger, where he threw on the lights. Crowded into the little hanger were a couple of small planes; a yellow one she had seen flying over once, ...
Wes Boyd, 2008
10
The Night Operator
Not much to look at—Mrs. MacQuigan. A thin, sparse little woman in a home- made black alpaca dress; the gray hair, thinning, brushed smooth across her forehead; wrinkles in the patient face, a good many of them; a hint of wistfulness in the ...
Frank L. Packard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not much to look at is used in the context of the following news items.
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Montreal's beaches: where they are and what they're like
It's not much to look at now, but a 1.6-hectare vacant lot and a 125 meters of rocky shoreline at the northeastern tip of the island will soon be ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
DVD Review: The Last Five Years
Cathy's opening number “Still Hurting” has her simply sitting in a chair, and while that's true to her character's situation, it's not much to look at. «Fort Worth Weekly, Jul 15»
3
TxDot asking for help to Create Gateway I-35 bridge
The I-35 overpass at Riverside Dr is outdated and certainly not much to look at. Tx DOT has a basic redesign plan on the drawing board. «MyFox Austin, Jul 15»
4
Chance to buy the site where Three Shires Oak once stood
It is not much to look at but this old bakery in Smethwick is standing in the footprints - or root prints – of history. The clue is in the little blue ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
5
Review: Theatre Box wireless 3D speaker offers portable 3D sound
First, it's not much to look at with its very "plain Jane" type of appearance. Secondly, the Theatre box doesn't offer added features, such as a ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
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EUR/CHF Forecast July 17, 2015, Technical Analysis
... if you are a short-term trader you may be able to buy small bounces off of that handle. Beyond that though, there's not much to look at here. «FX Empire, Jul 15»
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Quilt as you go Bag part two
You might be thinking, that's not much to look at. And you are right because it's the inside that will be completely covered up once we do the ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
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Ranking the Big 12: Non-Conference Schedules
Not much to look at with Kansas State's non-conference, other than the better than average Louisiana Tech. UTSA should be better than last ... «Cowboys Ride For Free, Jul 15»
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Ubuntu 15.10 Desktop Updates Bring Fixes for Mir Backend
It's not much to look at, but there are a couple of items that should be mentioned. All of the work done by Ubuntu devs for the operating system ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
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Earth Gets A Close-Up View Of Its Most Distant Neighbors
It's not much to look at, but it's doing some pretty cool stuff. GREENE: So paint a picture of where exactly you are and what the atmosphere is ... «WUIS 91.9, Jul 15»

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