How to Pronounce "pretty as a picture"
expression
PRIH-tee az uh PIK-chur
prih-TEE az uh PIK-chuh
Definition
Used to describe someone or something that looks very beautiful, attractive, or perfect, like an image in a painting.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpɹɪti/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɪktʃɝ
British English
pɹˈɪti/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /pˈɪktʃɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PRIH-tee az uh PIK-chur
UK
prih-TEE az uh PIK-chuh
Listen in Context
The garden looked pretty as a picture in the morning sunlight.
She wore a dress that made her look pretty as a picture.
The little cottage was pretty as a picture by the lake.
You look pretty as a picture in that hat!