not to be a pretty sight

Fuente de la expresión: Cambridge Dictionary
Contexto: At the New Connaught Rooms, the employers were also furious at Prescott's stance. Standing on the steps outside, Charles Nolda told reporters: "It has been a rollercoaster of night. We are all dejected."

Both union and employer negotiators privately insisted that the reason Prescott had not been able to consider the deal was because he had been asleep throughout. This accusation - seized on by opposition MPs - infuriated his aides. "John was up all night. He is not a pretty sight," said one.
Tipo de fuente: newspaper
Autor: Stuart Millar, Nicholas Watt and Kevin Maguire
Título de la fuente: How 16 hours of frantic talks ended in high farce
Año: 0000
Web: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2002/nov/23/localgovfinance.firefighters
Observaciones: Cómico
Idioma: English
Nivel de uso: Sin definir
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