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put out a forest fire with a screwdriver

Term used to describe a person with excessive acne on their face or other extremities.
Oh man! Her face looks like someone tried to put out a forest fire with a screwdriver.

Looks like [his] face caught fire and someone put it out with a shovel 

He looks like his face caught fire and someone put it out with a shovel! I fell off my bike. Twice.