English

Noun

face like a bag of spanners ‎(uncountable)

1. (Britain, informal, humorous) A very ugly face.
   • 2006, Robbie Fowler, David Maddock, Fowler: My Autobiography (page 105)

     Everyone is used to it now, David and Victoria Beckham are the King and Queen of the tabloids and every half-decent footballer is a star and a pin-up, even if he's got a face like a bag of spanners.

   • 2009, Ron Clooney, A Measure of Wheat for a Penny (page 275)

     More wrinkles than a tortoise, face like a bag of spanners.