FACE (THAT) ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE

face (that) only a mother could love: translation

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.

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