to be a plain jane
- Fuente de la expresión
- The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
- Estructura completa
- to be (somebody) a plain Jane
- Contexto
- One way to win over Mama is to compliment her style. It doesn’t matter if she is a plain Jane or a real classy broad, you need to find a way to communicate that what she is wearing “looks perfect on her.” If you feel that this defies your honest nature, then find another way to compliment her that doesn’t offend you as much.
- Fuente del contexto
- Google Books
- Tipo de fuente
- book
- Autor
- Becky Rutledge
- Título de la fuente
- Miss Becky's Charm School: Using Southern Belle Secrets to Land Your Man
- Año
- 2007
- Web
- https://books.google.es/books?id=UJeWBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT176&lpg=PT176&dq=%22she+is+a+plain+jane%22&source=bl&ots=LudMU3ShZv&sig=ACfU3U2Y1w7DRbUsqbRQKsHhdOKtvnx5NA&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX56_9wsTtAhUMlxQKHUOlALw4HhDoATAHegQIBxAC#v=onepage&q=%22she%20is%20a%20plain%20jane%22&f=false
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente