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To: Green Receipt who wrote (546)8/26/2005 9:09:33 PM
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Is this what you mean???

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

diamond in the rough


Someone or something with potential or talent but lacking training or polish: “Her singing voice is beautiful, but she needs help with her gestures; she’s a diamond in the rough.” This phrase refers to the fact that diamonds found in nature are rough and uneven. They must be cut and polished to bring out their true beauty. 1

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