Meaning of only a mother could love | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to describe someone or something very unlovable or repulsive.

Examples

“There was an interesting face beneath the spots, I thought as I looked at him, but at the moment at which fate rang our doorbell it was still a face only a mother could love, which was a problem for the boy on our doorstep.”

“Mark was someone only a mother could love—but I did feel sorry for his mother.”

“Sometimes, when he does something that only a mother could love, I get scared.”

“It was a wreath only a mother could love.”

“It was a song that only a mother could love.”

“The resulting animal, it was said, was one only a mother could love.”

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