show one's face, to
show one's face
Appear, as in She was so upset that we were sure she'd never show her face at the theater again. This idiom has appeared in slightly different forms, such as show one's neck or visage or nose, since about 1225.
See also: face, show
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
show (one's) face
To make an appearance: Don't show your face on my property again.
See also: face, show
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
show one's face, to
To appear, to be present. This expression generally implies that one is appearing, despite being embarrassed about something, or that one is afraid to appear for some reason. Thus Samuel Richardson used it in the early novel Clarissa (1748), “I should be ashamed to show my face in public.” It continues to be used in just this way.
See also: show
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- get (one's) bowels in an uproar
- get bowels in an uproar
- get one’s bowels in an uproar
- shake the dust of (something or some place) from (one's) feet
- shake the dust of somewhere from your feet
- tell a (little) white lie
- I don't want to upset you, but
- put one's money where one's mouth is, to
- not my circus, not my monkeys
- passers