Ugly duckling
01
ful ankunge, klumpig ankunge
an unattractive or unsuccessful person or thing that later turns attractive or successful
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
As a child, Jane was awkward and shy, but in her teenage years she blossomed into a beautiful young woman - a true " ugly duckling " story.
Som barn var Jane klumpig och blyg, men under tonåren blomstrade hon till en vacker ung kvinna - en sann fula ankungen historia.
The small, struggling startup was once dismissed as an " ugly duckling ", but after securing major funding and hiring top talent it's now seen as a rising star in the industry.
Det lilla, kämpande start-up-företaget var en gång avfärdat som en "ful ankunge", men efter att ha säkrat stora finansieringar och anställt topptalanger ses det nu som en stjärna på uppgång i branschen.
