idiom
not just a pretty face
NOT just uh PRIT-ee FAYS
nɒt dʒʌst ə ˈprɪti feɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
notjustaprettyface
Dictionary meaning
possessing significant ability, intelligence, or competence in addition to or beyond physical appearance; a phrase that pushes back against the reduction of a person — typically a woman — to their looks, asserting their intellectual or professional worth; now often reclaimed as an ironic expression of pride in both appearance and capability
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