The phrase
"unflattering light" means to depict someone or something in a way that highlights their flaws or weaknesses, making them look bad or unattractive.
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There's enough worth scrutinizing about the finale of «At Any Price» to make the scenes preceding it stand out
in unflattering light.
[I] n June, another former Cuomo ally, Alain E. Kaloyeros, will stand trial in a case that may cast further
unflattering light on the governor's administration.
And in June, another former Cuomo ally, Alain E. Kaloyeros, will stand trial in a case that may cast
further unflattering light on the governor's administration.
It's fair to say that El Hadji - Diouf is one of the most unpopular names in football, and this latest story from French publication So Foot has only served to paint him in an even
more unflattering light.
And this, a touch unfortunately, has had the consequence of throwing their ongoing and enduring haplessness against the other big teams into a
thoroughly unflattering light.
The
most unflattering light on a sunny day is when the sun is directly overhead as it causes unflattering shadows on your face so find the shade.
When the flash sits so close to the lens it causes problems like «red - eye» and also creates a really horrible,
unflattering light on the face.
Morton's book, which became a best - seller, shone
an unflattering light on Prince Charles that still casts a shadow on the heir to the throne, as thoughts turn towards a post-Elizabeth monarchy.
Saying you're sorry means seeing yourself in
an unflattering light and admitting you're not as great a person as you hope to be.
Mistakes are intensified by the tedious psychodramas of Mourinho's public presence, magnified by the size of the club, and cast in
an unflattering light by Manchester City, who may have conceded the same number but seem to have had a lot more fun doing it.
I wasn't surprised by LAUSD's decision — reality shows need drama, and LAUSD no doubt suspected it would be portrayed in
an unflattering light, just as many felt the Huntington, West Virginia «lunch ladies» in season one were unfairly cast as villains for merely serving menus dictated by others.
Before Kids: The greatest danger to your self - esteem in a changing room is
unflattering lighting.
Even online video is getting faster with the DNC in particular excelling at turning out videos overnight that paint Mitt «corporations are people» Romney in
an unflattering light.
Skelos was tried, along with his son Adam, in a case that included recorded conversations, where they were portrayed in
an unflattering light.
Just weeks after starting a prestigious gig as a host on NBC's «Today» show, Billy Bush found himself cast in a harsh and
unflattering light — and facing scattered calls online to resign — after the recording emerged of him exchanging lewd and misogynistic remarks about women with Trump.
The ultraconservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued an order allowing women to drive, ending a long - standing policy that has cast
an unflattering light on the country's treatment of women.
The other burden for the defense, experts say, is an array of evidence painting Adam Skelos in
an unflattering light.
I quickly styled the items, and dashed out into some direct and
unflattering light to try and capture the wonderful metallic sheen in both.
Also, do not click the picture when the sun is directly above your head, as this will create
an unflattering light and will result in a shadowy face.
These type of flash photographs create
an unflattering light on the face and often give you red - eye which is a big no - no for dating photos.
Reitman shoots Theron in
an unflattering light and always seems to capture her in queasy close - up at the most embarrassing moments.
Talk to Me, a biography of pioneering Washington, D.C. disc jockey Ralph Waldo «Petey» Greene (Don Cheadle), is a frustrating film — superbly acted, heartfelt, entertaining throughout, but so formulaic in its conception that the two astonishing sequences that unshackle themselves from formula cast
an unflattering light on the rest.
And for my personal tastes, it combines some of my favorite things, first person shooters and
an unflattering light of the religious types.
Not only is this heavy - handed story device too weighty for such a lightweight comedy, but it paints its main romantic players in petty,
unflattering light, and we wonder if these two have the maturity and communication skills to ever be happy with one another.
But Hattem missed the opportunity to shed light on the scope of the problem by using his article to paint charters in
an unflattering light.
The cheating scandals that rocked school districts from Georgia to Connecticut have sullied school district reputations, ended education careers, and cast
an unflattering light on the ugly underbelly of the accountability movement.
None of the top - performing countries against which the United States is frequently compared — in
an unflattering light — use any of the techniques advocated by Obama.
The top of the ad displays a quote from Gizmodo, which portrays the iPad mini in
an unflattering light:
An absentee father, a former dissident from communist - era Prague, needles his adult daughter for details about her newly commissioned play when he fears it will cast him in
an unflattering light.
Given the disorganized arrangement of works on display at the Whitney Biennial, though, one can't help seeing much of its work in
an unflattering light.
In a country that shudders at disharmony and remains wary of the far right's violent history, the activists» noisy rallies, online slanders, intimidating phone calls and veiled threats of violence are frightening theaters into canceling showings of «The Cove,» which not only depicts dolphin hunting in
an unflattering light but also warns of high levels of mercury in fish, a disturbing disclosure in this seafood - loving nation.
Elsewhere, he casts people in
an unflattering light but provides the reader with so few details that independent corroboration of nasty allegations is impossible.
With lawyers often finding themselves portrayed in
an unflattering light through the media and lawyer jokes, this is a special day set aside to show appreciation for the attorneys in your life who help their clients navigate a myriad of legal complexities.
Temporary foreign workers, and specifically, Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program, have been in the news once again in
an unflattering light.
Even though the event cast
an unflattering light on the platform, investors should use this opportunity to heed the sage advice of investment superstar Warren Buffett, «Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.»
There are no «correct» or «incorrect» answers on the Hogan Test, though some answers may present you in
an unflattering light and disqualify you from the position at HL Display.
Avoid using your resume to air grievances with a former employer or to cast former coworkers in
an unflattering light.