Idiom
ugly customer
Meaning
Someone or something unwelcome or unpleasant.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That stray dog is an ugly customer.”
“The security guard had to deal with an ugly customer who refused to leave the store after closing time.”
“The negotiator realized he was dealing with an ugly customer, a man whose reputation for hostility and stubbornness preceded him in every boardroom.”
Examples
simple
“That stray dog is an ugly customer.”
contextual
“The security guard had to deal with an ugly customer who refused to leave the store after closing time.”
complex
“The negotiator realized he was dealing with an ugly customer, a man whose reputation for hostility and stubbornness preceded him in every boardroom.”
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