to have a face that would stop the clock
- Fuente de la expresión
- The Free Dictionary
- Estructura completa
- to have (somebody) a face that would stop the clock
- Variantes
- To have a face that would stop [the clock, an eight-day clock]
- Contexto
- And when he said the rest, I knew I was in it up to my neck. # A slump buster goes out and finds a girl, some woman-and she can't be attractive, her face has to be able to stop a clock-and he nails her. " The full deed, " Hazzerly finished. " Not just getting to first base or second base or third. It's got to be a home run. And boys, we need it to happen before Friday. " # " I'll do it! " Manley called out. Now he was standing in his jock, having torn his pants off. " I'll do it twice. " # " No way, " Hazzerly said. " You're married.
- Tipo de fuente
- magazine
- Autor
- Ron Carlson
- Título de la fuente
- The Slump Buster
- Año
- 2005
- Web
- Corpus of Contemporary American English
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Vulgar
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente