| 单词 | a face that could stop a clock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa face that could stop a clock (b) Originally U.S. a face that could stop a clock and variants: a face that is notable for its ugliness or (occasionally) angriness, meanness, etc. ΚΠ 1895 Evening Republican (Greenfield, Indiana) 26 Oct. If Governor Clark..looked like his picture published in some of the newspapers, we are not surprised that he was able to stop the Corbett–Fitzsimmons fight. That face could stop a clock at midnight. 1915 Bryan (Texas) Daily Eagle 3 Dec. Look at that frump over there with a face that could stop a clock. 1994 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 25 July c4 A scowl that could stop a clock. 2016 Sc. Express (Nexis) 15 Oct. 13 The presenter went to a plastic surgeon who told her he could turn back the hands of time. Now, sadly, she's been left with the kind of face that could stop a clock. < as lemmas |
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