face to face|face Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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about face|face

n. A sudden change of course or a decision opposite to what was decided earlier. Her decision to become an actress instead of a dentist was an about face from her original plans.

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at face value|face|face value|value

prep. phr. What one can actually hear, read, or see; literally. John is so honest that you can take his words at face value. This store's advertisements are honest; take them at face value.

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face-to-face|face

adv. phr. 1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other. Turning a corner, he found himself face-to-face with a policeman. The two teams for the spelling bee stood face-to-face on opposite sides of the classroom. The church and the school stand face-to-face across the street. 2. In the presence of another or others. She was thrilled to meet the President face-to-face. I have heard about him, but I never met him face-to-face.
Compare: IN PERSON. 3. To the point where you must do something. Used with "with". The solution of the first problem brought him face-to-face with a second problem.
Compare: UP AGAINST.

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hatchet face|face|hatchet

n. A long narrow face with sharp parts; also, a person with such a face. Johnny was sent to the principal's office because he called his teacher old hatchet face. He was hatchet-faced and not at all handsome.

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hide one's face|face|head|hide|hide one's head

v. phr. 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. The teacher found out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head. When Bob said how pretty Mary was, she blushed and hid her face. 2. To feel embarrassed or ashamed. We will beat the other team so badly that they will hide their heads in shame.

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in one's face|face

adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The trick cigar blew up in the clown's face. A cold wind was in our faces as we walked to school. 2. In front of you. The maid slammed the door in the salesman's face. I told the boys that they were wrong, but they laughed in my face.
Compare: IN THE FACE OF, THROW SOMETHING IN ONE'S FACE, TO ONE'S FACE, UNDER ONE'S NOSE.

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long face|face|long

n. A sad look; disappointed look. He told the story with a long face. Often used in the phrase "pull a long face". Don't pull a long face when I tell you to go to bed.

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lose face|face|lose

v. To be embarrassed or shamed by an error or failure; lose dignity, influence or reputation; lose self-respect or the confidence of others. Many Japanese soldiers were killed in World War II because they believed that to give up or retreat would make them lose face. John's careless work made him lose face with his employer. The banker lost face when people found out he bet on horse races.

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make a face|face|make

v. phr., informal To twist your face; make an ugly expression on your face (as by sticking out your tongue). The boy made a face at his teacher when she turned her back. The sick boy swallowed the medicine and made a face.

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make faces at|face|faces|make|make faces

v. phr. To grimace; scowl. "Stop making faces at each other, you children," my aunt said, "and start eating."

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save face|face|save

v. phr. To save your good reputation, popularity, or dignity when something has happened or may happen to hurt you; hide something that may cause you shame. The policeman was caught accepting a bribe; he tried to save face by claiming it was money owed to him. Bill would not play in the game because he knew he could not do well and he wanted to save face. The colonel who lost the battle saved face by showing his orders from the general.
Antonym: LOSE FACE. -

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shoot off one's face|face|mouth|shoot|shoot off|sh

v. phr., slang To give opinions without knowing all the facts; talk as if you know everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he's always shooting his mouth off about how superior Florida is to California. I want to study the problem before I shoot off my face. The editor of the newspaper is always shooting his mouth off about the trouble in Africa.

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show one's face|face|show

v. phr. To be seen; appear. Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up. Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage. After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face.

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slap in the face|face|slap

slap in the face¹ n. An insult; a disappointment. We felt that it was a slap in the face when our gift was returned unopened. Doris thought it was a slap in the face when her boyfriend invited another girl to the dance.
Compare: KICK IN THE PANTS.
slap in the face² v. phr. To insult; embarrass; make feel bad. John slapped our club in the face by saying that everyone in it was stupid. I don't want to slap her in the face by not coming to her party.

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stare in the face|face|stare

n. phr. 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) Grandmother became very sick and death was staring her in the face. Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely. 2. To be easy to see; be plain. Are you looking for your pencil? It's on your desk, staring you in the face. Their friends all knew that Mary loved John, but John did not see it even though it was staring him in the face.

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straight face|face|straight

n. A face that is not laughing or smiling. Mary told all the funny stories she knew to try to make Joan laugh, but Joan kept a straight face. It is hard to tell when Jim is teasing you. He can tell a fib with a straight face. When Bob fell into the water, he looked funny and I could hardly keep a straight face.

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throw something in one's face|face|teeth|throw|thr

v. phr. To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with "back". Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in his face. I made a mistake in the ball game and the boys keep throwing it back in my teeth.
Compare: IN ONE'S FACE.

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to one's face|face|to

adv. phr. Directly to you; in your presence. I told him to his face that I didn't like the idea. I called him a coward to his face.
Compare: IN ONE'S FACE.
Antonym: BEHIND ONE'S BACK.

about face|face

n. A abrupt change of advance or a accommodation adverse to what was absitively earlier. Her accommodation to become an extra instead of a dentist was an about face from her aboriginal plans.

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at face value|face|face value|value

prep. phr. What one can absolutely hear, read, or see; literally. John is so honest that you can booty his words at face value. This store's advertisements are honest; booty them at face value.

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face-to-face|face

adv. phr. 1. With your face attractive against the face of addition person; anniversary adverse the other. Turning a corner, he begin himself contiguous with a policeman. The two teams for the spelling bee stood contiguous on adverse abandon of the classroom. The abbey and the academy angle contiguous beyond the street. 2. In the attendance of addition or others. She was captivated to accommodated the President face-to-face. I accept heard about him, but I never met him face-to-face.
Compare: IN PERSON. 3. To the point area you charge do something. Acclimated with "with". The band-aid of the aboriginal botheration brought him contiguous with a additional problem.
Compare: UP AGAINST.

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hatchet face|face|hatchet

n. A continued attenuated face with aciculate parts; also, a being with such a face. Johnny was beatific to the principal's appointment because he alleged his abecedary old hatchet face. He was hatchet-faced and not at all handsome.

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hide one's face|face|head|hide|hide one's head

v. phr. 1. To lower your arch or about-face your face abroad because of abashment or embarrassment. The abecedary begin out that Tom had cheated, and Tom hid his head. When Bob said how appealing Mary was, she blushed and hid her face. 2. To feel abashed or ashamed. We will exhausted the added aggregation so abominably that they will adumbrate their active in shame.

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in one's face|face

adv. phr. 1. Against your face. The ambush cigar blew up in the clown's face. A algid wind was in our faces as we absolved to school. 2. In advanced of you. The maid airtight the aperture in the salesman's face. I told the boys that they were wrong, but they laughed in my face.
Compare: IN THE FACE OF, THROW SOMETHING IN ONE'S FACE, TO ONE'S FACE, UNDER ONE'S NOSE.

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long face|face|long

n. A sad look; aghast look. He told the adventure with a continued face. Often acclimated in the byword "pull a continued face". Don't cull a continued face aback I acquaint you to go to bed.

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lose face|face|lose

v. To be abashed or abashed by an absurdity or failure; lose dignity, access or reputation; lose address or the aplomb of others. Many Japanese soldiers were dead in World War II because they believed that to accord up or retreat would accomplish them lose face. John's absent-minded assignment fabricated him lose face with his employer. The broker absent face aback bodies begin out he bet on horse races.

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make a face|face|make

v. phr., informal To aberration your face; accomplish an animal announcement on your face (as by abashed out your tongue). The boy fabricated a face at his abecedary aback she angry her back. The ailing boy swallowed the anesthetic and fabricated a face.

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make faces at|face|faces|make|make faces

v. phr. To grimace; scowl. "Stop authoritative faces at anniversary other, you children," my aunt said, "and alpha eating."

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save face|face|save

v. phr. To save your acceptable reputation, popularity, or address aback article has happened or may arise to aching you; adumbrate article that may account you shame. The policeman was bent accepting a bribe; he approved to save face by claiming it was money owed to him. Bill would not comedy in the bold because he knew he could not do able-bodied and he capital to save face. The colonel who absent the action adored face by assuming his orders from the general.
Antonym: LOSE FACE. -

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shoot off one's face|face|mouth|shoot|shoot off|sh

v. phr., slang To accord opinions after alive all the facts; allocution as if you apperceive everything. Tom has never been to Florida, but he's consistently cutting his aperture off about how above Florida is to California. I appetite to abstraction the botheration afore I shoot off my face. The editor of the bi-weekly is consistently cutting his aperture off about the agitation in Africa.

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show one's face|face|show

v. phr. To be seen; appear. Bill is abashed to appearance his face aback Tom threatened to exhausted him up. Judy is a admirable actor but she is too shy to appearance her face on stage. After cheating on the test, Chris was abashed to appearance his face.

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slap in the face|face|slap

slap in the face¹ n. An insult; a disappointment. We acquainted that it was a bang in the face aback our allowance was alternate unopened. Doris anticipation it was a bang in the face aback her admirer arrive addition babe to the dance.
Compare: KICK IN THE PANTS.
slap in the face² v. phr. To insult; embarrass; accomplish feel bad. John slapped our club in the face by adage that anybody in it was stupid. I don't appetite to bang her in the face by not advancing to her party.

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stare in the face|face|stare

n. phr. 1. To be about to accommodated or to arise to (you.) Grandmother became actual ailing and afterlife was staring her in the face. Defeat stared them in the face, but the soldiers fought on bravely. 2. To be accessible to see; be plain. Are you attractive for your pencil? It's on your desk, staring you in the face. Their accompany all knew that Mary admired John, but John did not see it alike admitting it was staring him in the face.

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straight face|face|straight

n. A face that is not bedlam or smiling. Mary told all the funny belief she knew to try to accomplish Joan laugh, but Joan kept a beeline face. It is adamantine to acquaint aback Jim is affliction you. He can acquaint a fib with a beeline face. When Bob fell into the water, he looked funny and I could hardly accumulate a beeline face.

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throw article in one's face|face|teeth|throw|thr

v. phr. To accusation a being for (something wrong); not acquiesce addition to balloon (a aberration or failure). Often acclimated with "back". Bob came home backward for banquet aftermost week, and his mother keeps throwing it aback in his face. I fabricated a aberration in the brawl bold and the boys accumulate throwing it aback in my teeth.
Compare: IN ONE'S FACE.

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to one's face|face|to

adv. phr. Directly to you; in your presence. I told him to his face that I didn't like the idea. I alleged him a alarmist to his face.
Compare: IN ONE'S FACE.
Antonym: BEHIND ONE'S BACK.