face
the acceptable face of: seeacceptable.
arse about face: seearse.
be written all over your face: seewritten.
blow up in your face (of an action, plan, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to yourself.
do something until you are blue in the face: seeblue.
a face as long as a fiddle a dismal face.
a face like a slapped (or smacked) arse: seearse.
face the music be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
face to face
1 in direct personal contact.
2 in a position in which you must confront a difficulty.
fly in the face of: seefly.
get out of someone's face stop harassing or annoying someone. North American informal
have the (brass) face to have the effrontery to do something. dated
in your face aggressively obvious; assertive. informal
1996Sunday Telegraph The…campaign reflects a growing trend of aggressive and 'in your face' advertisement that is alarming many within the industry.
laugh in someone's face: seelaugh.
laugh on the other side of your face: seelaugh.
let's face it let's be honest, admitting unpalatable facts.
2002DVD Verdict There's never much need or reason to slow down and ponder characterization or plot-I mean, let's face it, this isn't Shakespeare.
lose face suffer a loss of respect; be humiliated.
☞ This expression was originally associated with China and was a translation of the Chinese idiom tiu lien.
make (or pull) a face (or faces) produce an expression on your face that shows dislike, disgust, or some other negative emotion, or that is intended to be amusing.
not just a pretty face: seepretty.
off your face very drunk or under the influence of illegal drugs. informal
2019Observer I should clarify that there is no suggestion that the whole steepest street issue got screwed up because everyone involved was off their face on Guinness.
on the face of it without necessarily knowing all of the relevant facts; at first glance.
put a brave (or bold or good) face on something act as if something unpleasant or upsetting is not as bad as it really is.
put your face on apply make-up to your face. informal
rearrange someone's face: seerearrange.
save face retain respect; avoid humiliation.
1994Thomas BoswellCracking Show And Rose got to save face, at least in his own eyes, with one last brassy news conference.
save someone's face enable someone to avoid humiliation.
set your face against oppose or resist with determination.
show your face: seeshow.
shut your face (or trap) be silent; stop talking. informal
someone's face fits someone has the necessary qualities for something, especially beyond formal qualifications (with the implication of personal or social compatibility).
2010Daily Telegraph The Equalities Minister and Labour's Deputy Leader said many people still only get on because 'their face fits' or because of 'connections'.
throw something back in someone's face reject something in a brusque or ungracious manner.
wash its face: seewash.