face that would stop a clock

Meanings:

• 1.

  generalliteraryliteral
  • A face so startling or conspicuous that it would, hyperbolically, cause a clock to stop.

• 2.

  UKUSAustraliacolloquialpejorativeinformal
  • An expression describing a person as shockingly unattractive.

• 3.

  USUKcolloquialironicinformal
  • An ironic or humorous use describing a person as strikingly attractive.