Nghĩa là gì: about-face

about-face /ə'bautfeis/

danh từ
- (quân sự) sự quay đằng sau
- sự trở mặt, sự thay đổi hẳn thái độ, sự thay đổi hẳn ý kiến

nội động từ
- (quân sự) quay đằng sau

be written all over your face Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a poker face

"a face with no expression; showing no emotion" Judge Brady has a poker face. He doesn't show his emotions.

at face value

the value shown by the surface, what you see At face value, this car appears to be in good condition.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

blue in the face

weakened, tired after trying many times I called that dog until I'm blue in the face. He won't come in.

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

face down

confront boldly and win, defy They decided to face down their competitors and were able to easily stay in business.

face facts

accept the truth, deal with reality, come to grips If we face facts, we can see that one salary is not enough.

face the music

accept the consequences of something He is going to have to face the music sooner or later.

face up

admit that you did it, own up If Karl caused the problem, he'll face up. He'll admit it.

face up to

accept something that is not easy to accept You must face up to the fact that you are never going to have enough money to buy that car.

face value

seeming value or truth of something He is a nice person but you must always take at face value what he says.

fill your face

eat, put a lot food in your mouth, pig out Imagine yourself in a chocolate factory, filling your face!

fly in the face of

contradict, be opposite to These errors fly in the face of our reputation for accuracy.

get in my face

confront me, stand in front of me When I try to talk to Jodi, her boyfriend gets in my face.

get out of my face

go away, I am sick of you I didn't ask for your advice. Get out of my face!

in your face

placed in front of you, right in front of you Every time I turn on the TV, that ad is in my face. I'm sick of it.

keep a straight face

not smile or laugh, have a a poker face When you said I was your uncle, I couldn't keep a straight face.

long face

a sad or disappointed look He had a long face after he was fired from his job.

lose face

be embarrassed or ashamed by an error or failure, lose dignity He lost face when his employees decided not to support him during the meeting.

make a face

wrinkle your face until it is ugly Chad made a face at me and stuck out his tongue.

make faces

(See make a face)

poker face

(See a poker face)

pull a face

wrinkle your face, make a face Lyle is 14, but he's still a boy. He pulls a face when he's upset.

save face

prevent embarrassment, prevent more shame To save face, the accused member should resign. It's embarrassing.

scratch the surface

barely begin, uncover only a few facts His first lecture on Stravinsky only scratched the surface.

shit faced

very drunk, plastered, polluted He goes to the bar every day and drinks until he's shit faced.

shut your face

stop talking, shut up "When I told him he was a racist, he said, ""Shut your face."""

slap in the face

an insult Not getting a promotion was a real slap in the face for her.

straight face

(See keep a straight face)

till you're blue in the face

until you are very tired, until you look sick You can train a flea till you're blue in the face, but he won't learn.

two-faced

disloyal, untrustworthy I think he is two-faced and can never be trusted.

until you're blue in the face

forever.

Was my face red!

I was very embarrassed.

what's-his-face

what is his name, I cannot remember his name Nobody can park here, not even old what's-his-face - the judge.

wipe that smile off your face

stop smiling, do not smile, cut it out Reg, tell Peter you're sorry and give him a big kiss. Gail, wipe that smile off your face.

written all over your face

showing on your face, body language, read you When you heard that Italy lost the World Cup, disappointment was written all over your face.

arse about face

back to front; something that is in a mess. or crooked eg."Look at the state of that shelf you just put up, it's all arse about face!"

ass up, face down

sexual position

crater face

a face with pock marked skin or the person with such a face

cunt-face

a contemptible person; derog. and particularly offensive

cunt-faced

very intoxicated

dickface

a jerk; a dislikeable person (Usually referring to a male)"He is such a dickface; he borrowed my bio book and lost it"

fuck-face

a despicable or contemptible person

gasface

1. to show someone a sign of disrespect
2. to make stupid face towards someone you don't like

leatherface

an emotionless person

scarface

a scarface is someone who is a gangster or models themselves on the character of Tony Montana in the film "Scarface"(1983). Scarface is one of the most influential films with regard to hip-hop. Many of the samples used on rap albums are from Scarface. Many phrases you hear used by rappers are copied verbatim from Scarface. Examples include The Geto Boys album (Geto Boys) the hook for "Fuck Em' All" is sampled from Scarface. The sample at the beginning of the Kool G Rap song "Fast Life" is from Scarface. The rapper Scarface took his name from the film.

shit-faced

very drunk

face out

opposc or deal with bravely 勇敢地对付
He faced the matter out in spite of severe questioning．哪怕有严厉的责问，他也会勇敢地对待这一问题。

be accounting all over (one's) face

Of one's affections or close thoughts, to be axiomatic by one's facial expression. Jenny said she wasn't afraid afore we went into the apparitional house, but alarm was accounting all over her face. John said nothing, but his acknowledgment was accounting all over his face.Learn more: all, face, over, written

be (or accept something) accounting all over your face

acclimated to back that the attendance of a accurate affection or activity is acutely appear by a person's expression. informalLearn more: all, face, over, written

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More Idioms/Phrases

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