Meaning of beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder | Babel Free

Definitions

Phrase. [C2]

Examples

“True, she wasn’t a great looker. But you know what they say, beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.”

“Researchers at Manchester University say while beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder, the amount of alcohol consumed is not the only factor.”

““Was she good-looking?” / “Good-looking! Let’s just say beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.””

“I once heard a regular in The King’s Head exclaim to one of the barmaids that beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder and that as she must hold more beer than most during the course of an evening, she must therefore be the most beautiful woman in the world.”

““[…] I often wondered what it was that attracted you to him. I just couldn’t see it.” / “He poked me in the back with a ruler in biology class.” / “Nice pick-up approach. As you got older, I thought you’d see him for what he was, but you didn’t.” / “Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder?” Sarah offered and she went to carry on, but Kate was feeling as if she was on a roll.”

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