Meaning of face that would stop a clock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A shockingly unattractive face.
   idiomatic
2. A shockingly attractive face.
   idiomatic

Examples

“He described the thug as a very ugly and wicked-looking man, with a face⟳ that "would stop⟳ a clock".”

“We realize⟳ that all women are fair only in theory and that if we arranged them in the order⟳ of fairness we should have⟳ at one end⟳ the face⟳ that launched a thousand ships and at the other end⟳ the face⟳ that would stop⟳ a clock.”

“Archie was an artist, finely chiselled, "the type⟳ girls go for like⟳ catnip." He . . . was expected to marry⟳ an American heiress. But she loved a muscular curate with a face⟳ that would stop⟳ a clock.”

“Hey darlin' I can remember⟳ when you could stop⟳ a clock.”

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