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.
- 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