ugly ducklingEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishugly duckling /ʌɡli ˈdʌklɪŋ / ▸ noun a person who turns out to be beautiful or talented against all expectations. – ORIGIN from the title of one of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, in which the ‘ugly duckling’ becomes a swan.
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