"c’est du beau" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \s‿ɛ dy bo\
  1. Expression employée par ironie pour désigner une chose laide ou criticable.
    Sense id: fr-c’est_du_beau-fr-verb-cd1urz8A Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: c’est du joli, être du propre
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