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all fur coat and no knickers
Adjective
derogatory
idiomatic
not-comparable
Japanese Meaning
外見は華やかで高級に見えるが、実際は中身の質や価値が伴っておらず、見た目だけで中身が伴わない状態を揶揄する表現。 / 表面的には洗練されているが、実際は一般的で実態に乏しい、いわば見かけ倒しであるという意味。
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(idiomatic, derogatory) Having a superficially positive appearance that is belied by the reality, e.g., superficially elegant and beautiful but actually common.
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all fur coat and no knickers
At the gala the CEO's new assistant looked all fur coat and no knickers, dazzling everyone with designer clothes but failing to answer a single investor question.
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At the gala the CEO's new assistant looked all fur coat and no knickers, dazzling everyone with designer clothes but failing to answer a single investor question.
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