look like a saddle on a sow

look like a saddle on a sow
look like a saddle on a sow
Rur. to look ridiculous and out of place. •

Tom: How do you like my new diamond earring? Jane: It looks like a saddle on a sow.

The fancy wheels on that beat-up old car look like a saddle on a sow.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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