This ugly caterpillar will surely metamorphose into something beautiful.
•At about eighteen, Wally metamorphosed into a reasonably handsome young man.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
metamorphose — [[t]me̱təmɔ͟ː(r)foʊz[/t]] metamorphoses, metamorphosing, metamorphosed V ERG To metamorphose or be metamorphosed means to develop and change into something completely different. [FORMAL] → See also metamorphosis [V into/from n] ...hysterical… … English dictionary
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metamorphose — met|a|mor|phose [ ,metə mɔr,fouz ] verb intransitive FORMAL to change into something completely different: metamorphose from/into/to: The skyline metamorphosed into a sea of lights. a. to change into a different physical form … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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