face that could stop a clock

face that could stop a clock
a face (that) only a mother could love & a face that could stop a clock
Fig. a very ugly face. (Usually jocular. See also homely enough to stop a clock.)

The poor baby has a face only a mother could love.

Look at that guy. That's a face that could stop a clock.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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