put one's face on
put (one's) face on
To apply makeup to one's face. Especially said by or of a woman. Hold on, let me put my face on before you take a photo! She never leaves the house without putting her face on first.
See also: face, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put one's face on
Apply makeup, as in Helen won't stir out of the house before she puts her face on. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]
See also: face, on, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- put (one's) face on
- put face on
- put on (one's) face
- (one's) face is like thunder
- his, her, etc. face is like thunder
- in (one's) face
- in face
- in someone’s face
- in someone's face
- in your face