straight-faced

Related to straight-faced: touch base, To take care of, hot under the collar, in short order, put on airs, at least

straight-faced

Showing or betraying no emotion whatsoever. I thought he was kidding, but he was totally straight-faced when he told me. The actor's straight-faced delivery made the absurd monologue all the more hilarious.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

straight-faced

mod. with a serious, unsmiling face. He was a very straight-faced prof, but he has a tremendous sense of humor.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • faced
  • as soon
  • just as soon
  • not a shot in your locker
  • not have a shot in (one's) locker
  • had (just) as soon (do something)
  • had as soon do
  • mess with the bull and you get the horns
  • (it) couldn't be helped
  • stubborn as a mule
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