not just a pretty face
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Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Oh I'm not just a pretty face I don't remember what dates it has, make up three appropriate dates So they're both coming at half past twelve, yeah?
Though Jane — scurrilously known as ‘ hot - pants’— earned her share of notoriety in that year, she was also a creature of considerable balance and judgement, no fool, certainly not just a pretty face.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “not just a pretty face” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “not just a pretty face” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.