Originally Posted by
zozee
I know some of us put down phrases that really DO make sense even though the original question was about what are some that DON'T. I have never understood why "pulling my leg" means "you're kidding me.
jcraine-- I think the phrase you mention has the word "daubed" (not dobbed). To daub means to paint. Mud daubers have mud nests. A mud fence daubed with lizards is quite the word picture to describe ugly!
My favorite ugly analogy is "so ugly, it/he would make a freight train take a dirt road".