hide one's face

hide (one's) face

To lower one's head or cover one's face, typically due to embarrassment or shame. Michael showed me exactly who had broken my vase when he hid his face in response to my question. I totally forgot to do my homework, so all I could do was hide my face as my teacher collected it from everyone else.

hide one's face

Also, hide one's head. Feel shame or embarrassment. For example, You needn't hide your face-you're not to blame, or Whenever the teacher singled her out for something, shy little Mary hid her head. This idiom alludes to the gesture indicative of these feelings. [Late 1500s]

See also: face, hide

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

hid
hide (one's) face
hide (one's) face in shame
hide face in shame
his, her, etc. face is like thunder
(one's) face is like thunder
put (one's) face on
put face on
put on (one's) face
put one's face on

References in periodicals archive

An additional limitation is that it is strictly forbidden to hide one's face or part of it.

International Basketball Allows Religious Head Coverings

The designer portrays avarice as a magnifying glass, all the better to see if one is being robbed; sloth by an ashtray; wrath by a mask, to hide one's face; envy by a carriage-clock; pride by a mirror reflecting one's narcissism; lust by a sex toy.

Dutch 'bad boy' of design debuts work on French silverware brand

Why begin the year with the burden of having decided a few things, only to breach them before the Sun rose the next day and hide one's face from oneself for the balance 51 weeks?

Precious moments..

词组	hide one's face
释义	hide one's face hide (one's) face To lower one's head or cover one's face, typically due to embarrassment or shame. Michael showed me exactly who had broken my vase when he hid his face in response to my question. I totally forgot to do my homework, so all I could do was hide my face as my teacher collected it from everyone else. See also: face, hide Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. hide one's face Also, hide one's head. Feel shame or embarrassment. For example, You needn't hide your face-you're not to blame, or Whenever the teacher singled her out for something, shy little Mary hid her head. This idiom alludes to the gesture indicative of these feelings. [Late 1500s] See also: face, hide The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: hid hide (one's) face hide (one's) face in shame hide face in shame his, her, etc. face is like thunder (one's) face is like thunder put (one's) face on put face on put on (one's) face put one's face on References in periodicals archive An additional limitation is that it is strictly forbidden to hide one's face or part of it. International Basketball Allows Religious Head Coverings The designer portrays avarice as a magnifying glass, all the better to see if one is being robbed; sloth by an ashtray; wrath by a mask, to hide one's face; envy by a carriage-clock; pride by a mirror reflecting one's narcissism; lust by a sex toy. Dutch 'bad boy' of design debuts work on French silverware brand Why begin the year with the burden of having decided a few things, only to breach them before the Sun rose the next day and hide one's face from oneself for the balance 51 weeks? Precious moments..
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