homely enough to stop a clock

homely enough to stop a clock

Strikingly or shockingly unattractive. His physique was remarkable, but unfortunately, he was homely enough to stop a clock. She is extraordinarily bright but homely enough to stop a clock.
See also: clock, enough, stop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

homely enough to stop a clock

Rur. ugly. She's a sweet girl, but homely enough to stop a clock. No one asks Mary out, and no wonder. She's homely enough to stop a clock.
See also: clock, enough, stop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • face (that) would stop a clock
  • face only a mother could love
  • a face (that) only a mother could love
  • gag a maggot
  • short on looks
  • dad bod
  • bod
  • plug-ugly
  • be built like a tank
  • built like a tank