not show (one's) face
not show (one's) face
To not go or turn up some place, especially due to embarrassment, shame, or guilt. If she knows what's good for her, she won't show her face around here anytime soon. They can't show their faces in this town anymore after what happened two years ago.
See also: face, not, show
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not show one's face
not to appear somewhere; not to go to some place. After what she said, she had better not show her face around here again. If I don't say I'm sorry, I'll never be able to show my face again.
See also: face, not, show
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a turn of phrase
- appear to
- a change of heart
- a mystery to (one)
- be in high spirits
- be in high/low spirits
- a yellow streak
- be in low spirits
- (one's) game
- be as brown as a berry