That old car looks like it was beaten with the ugly stick.
beat with the ugly stick
idiomUsed to describe someone who is particularly ugly or unattractive.
The new building is so poorly designed that people say it was beaten with the ugly stick.
While the designer clearly prioritized function over form, the resulting prototype looks as though it was beaten with the ugly stick.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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beat a retreat
To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
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beat around the bush
To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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beat as one
To share the same feelings.
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beat Banaghan
To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
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beat feet
To run.
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beat it
To leave; to go away.
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beat off
To masturbate by stimulating one's own penis.