face only a mother could love



face (that) only a mother could love

 and 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. Look at that guy. That's a face that could stop a clock.
See also: could, face, love, mother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jantineyahn-TEE-nəDutch
Unathi-Southern African, Xhosa
PietyPIE-ə-teeEnglish (Rare)
Rena-English
Robertarə-BUR-tə (English), ro-BER-tah (Italian, Spanish)English, Italian, Spanish
FloFLOEnglish