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From "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler:

There was a girl beside him. Her hair was a lovely shade of dark red and she had a distant smile on her lips and over her shoulders she had a blue mink that almost made the Rolls-Royce look like just another automobile. It didn't quite. Nothing can.

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  • The novel is called The Long Goodbye; the last word ends with a 'e'.
    – Michael Harvey
    Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 13:22
  • In these elliptical phrasings, you have to try and figure out what they go with. This is not always easy since you need to have your auxiliaries firmly in hand.
    – Lambie
    Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 16:49

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It didn't quite make the Rolls-Royce look like just another automobile. Nothing can make the Rolls-Royce look like just another automobile.

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  • To make something look like something else. To not quite make something look like something else. I just think spelling it out simply helps.
    – Lambie
    Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 16:50

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