05/11/2023
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áşáááşáĄáá˝ááş "face" áááŻáá˛áˇá
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Collins Dictionary áááąáᲠáĄááá reference áá°ááŹá¸ááŤáááşá
đ°The front part of your head from your chin to the top of your forehead, where your mouth, eyes, nose, and other features are
áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸áááá˛áˇ ááášááŹáááŻááş áĄá
áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸áá˝áąáá˛á ááąá¸á
áąáˇáááąááá°á¸áá ááąáŤááşá¸áá˛áˇáĄáážáąáˇáá
áşáááŻááşá¸ááŻáśá¸ááᯠface áááŻáˇááąáŤáşááŤáááşá
đ°The expression on your face which shows that you are happy, sad, or serious
look, appearance ááŻáśáááşá¸áá˝ááşááźááşáĄááąáá˛áˇ ááťááşáážáŹááŹá¸áĄááąáá˛áˇáááşá¸ ááŻáśá¸ááŤáááşá áááşá¸áááşá¸áá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹááŹá¸á áááşá¸áááşá¸ááŻááşááąáŤááşááąáááşá ááťáąáŹáşáá˛áˇááŻááşááąáŤááşááąáááşá
áááźááˇáşá
He was walking around with a sad face.
đ°The face of a cliff, mountain, or building
ááťáąáŹááşáááşá¸ááŤá¸á ááąáŹááşá áĄááąáŹááşáĄáŚáá
áşááŻáá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹááźááşáĄááąáá˛áˇáááşá¸ááŻáśá¸ááźá
đ°The face of a clock or watch with the numbers or hands on it
ááŹááŽáááŻááşáá˝ááşááťááşáážáŹááźááşá áĄááźáŹá¸áĄááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹááźááşáááşá¸ááźáąáŹáááŻáˇáá
đ°The face of an area, institution, or field of activity, belief or system
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áş ááŻáśááźááşááťááş (or) á
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áşáááŻááąáŹáˇ áá°áˇáá˛áˇáá˝ááşááźááş áááąáŹáááŹá appearance or nature áááŻááźáąáŹááŹá áá
áşááŻááŻáá˛áˇáĄááąáĄááŹá¸ (or) áážáŻááąáŹááˇáş (aspect) áááŻáˇáááşá¸ ááźáąáŹááźááşááąáŹá
We aim to expose the ugly face of Western authoritarianism in the developing world.
đ°"face" áá˛áˇáá˝á˛ááŻáśá¸áá˛áˇá
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áᏠexpressions áá˝áą phrases áá˝áąáááąáŹáˇáĄááťáŹá¸ááźáŽá¸áá˛á
1. "Lose face" ááťááşáážáŹááťááşá ááťááşáážáŹáááşá đ
He didn't want to lose face in front of his friends, so he confessed the mistake.
2. "About-face"
A complete change of attitude or opinion
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The company made an about-face and changed its policy.
ááŻáášáááŽá ááąáŤáşáá
áŽáááŻááŻáśá¸áááźáąáŹááşá¸áá
áşáááŻááşáááşá
3. "Poker face" ááŽááťááşá¸ááąáŹááşáážááááşááąááąáŹáşđľ
An expression on your face that shows none of your feelings
áááŻááŹáá
áŹá¸áááŹá¸ááťááşáážáŹáááŻááśá
áŹá¸ááťááşáááşá¸áá˛áˇáá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹááŹá¸á
In business a poker face can be very useful.
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áŹá¸ááťááşáááŹá¸áá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹááŹá¸á áĄáááşá¸áĄááŻáśá¸áááşáááşá
4. "Face value" áááşáááŻá¸áááşá¸
I bought the concert ticket at its face value, not from a reseller. áá°áááşá¸áááşáááŻá¸áĄáááŻááşá¸ ááťáąáŹáşááźáąáá˝á˛áááşáážááşáááşáá˛áˇáᏠreseller ááźááşááąáŹááşá¸áááŹá¸ááŽááááŻááşá áá°áˇááŽááááŻáááŻááťáŹá¸ áĄááźááşáááşáááşáááŻáá˛áˇáááąáŹááŤá
5. "Blow up in someone's face"
If something that you have planned blows up in your face, it goes wrong unexpectedly, with the result that you suffer.
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ááşááŹá¸ááŹáá
áşááŻááááťážáąáŹáşáááˇáşáá˛áĄáážáŹá¸áĄáá˝ááşá¸ááźá
áşáᏠáĄáá˝á˛áá˝á˛áĄááťáąáŹáşááťáąáŹáşááźá
áşááŹ
His lie about the broken vase blew up in his face when the truth came out.
áá˝á˛áá˝áŹá¸áá˛áˇáááşá¸áĄááŻá¸áá˛áˇáááşáááşááźáŽá¸áá°áááŹááźáąáŹááŹá¸ááŹáá˝áą áĄáážááşáááşá¸ááąáŤáşááąáŹ áá°ááźáąáŹááŹááá˝á˛ááźá
áşááŻááşááąáŹá
6. "Until someone is blue in the face"
If you say that someone can do something until they are blue in the face, you are emphasizing that however much they do it, it will not make any difference.
áááşááąáŹááşáĄáŹá¸á
ááŻááşááźáŽá¸/ áĄááąá¸ááŹá¸ááźáŽá¸ááŻááşááŻááş áá°á¸áááźáŹá¸ááŹá¸ áĄááŹááááşááźá
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She argued with him until she was blue in the face, but he wouldn't listen.
áá°ááááąáŹáˇáĄááŹá¸ááŻááşááźááşá¸ááŹáá˛á ááŤááąáá˛áˇ áá°áááŹá¸áááąáŹááş ááźáąáŹááŹáĄááŹááááşá
7. "Face down/up"
face down áááŻáááşáĄáážáąáˇááťááşáážáŹá
áŹáááŻáĄáąáŹááşáááşááŹá¸ áážáąáŹááşááŹá¸ face up áááąáŹáˇ opposite ááąáŤáˇ ááťááşáážáŹá
áŹáážááşááŹá¸ááŹá
She placed the book face down on the table.
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8. "Off/from the face of the earth"
ááášááŹááźáąááąáŤáşáááťáąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸ áážáŹááá˝áąáˇááąáŹáˇáᏠnuclear weapons ááŻáśá¸áááşáá°áá˝áąááťááŻá¸ááŻáśá¸ááťáąáŹááşáá˝ááşááŻááşááźáážáŹááťááŻá¸á
The thief disappeared from the face of the earth after the heist. ááŹá¸ááźáááŻááş ááŻáááşááŹááźáŽá¸ááąáŹááş áá°áááŻá¸áááťáąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸áᏠáĄá
áĄáááąáŹááşááá˝áąáˇááąáŹáˇá
9. "Face to face" ááťááşáážáŹááťááşá¸áááŻááş/ááááşáááŻááşáá˝áąáˇ
Let's discuss this matter face to face. ááťááşáážáŹááťááşá¸áááŻááşááźáŽá¸ááŽááá
ášá
áá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸ááĄáąáŹááşá
10. "Fly in the face of"
completely oppose or contradict the accepted rules or ideas áĄááťáŹá¸áááşááśááŹá¸áá˛áˇ á
ááşá¸ááťááşá¸áá˝áąáĄáá°áĄááá˝áąáááŻááŻáśá¸ááááˇáşááťááşááŹá
Her decision to quit her stable job and travel the world seemed to fly in the face of common sense.
áááşáááşááźáááşááźáááşáážáááźáŽá¸ááŹá¸áĄááŻááşáááŻáá˝ááşááźáŽá¸ááášááŹáááşáááşáááŻáá˛áˇááŻáśá¸ááźááşááťááşá áĄááťáŹá¸áĄááźááşáĄáááąáŹáˇ ááŻáśá¸ááá˝á˛áá˝á˛áááˇáşááťááşááąááŹááźáŽá¸á
11. "In the face of something"
ááźáżááŹ/ áĄáááşáĄáá˛áááŻáááşáááŻááşáááąáŹáşáááşá¸
In the face of criticism, he remained determined. ááąáááşááŹááśááááşá¸ ááŻáśá¸ááźááşááťááşááááŻááşááŹáá˛á
12. "Laugh in someone's face"
disrespectful towards you áááąá¸áá
áŹá¸ááźáŻáá°áááşááśááŹá
When he said that, they burst out laughing in his face. áá°ááźáąáŹááŹáááŻááŻáśá¸áááááˇáşááąá¸á
áŹá¸ááŻáśá
áśáá˛áˇá
13. "A long face" ááťááşáážáŹááąá ááťááşá
áąáˇáá°áááş
He had a long face when he didn't win the game. áá˝á˛ááááŻááşáááŻáˇááťááşáážáŹáááşááąá¸áá˛áˇá
14. "Make a face"
show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue áááźááŻááşááŹá áá˝áśáážáŹááŹááᯠover ááťááşáážáŹááŹá¸áá˛áˇááźá ááťážáŹááŻááşááŹáááŻáˇááŹáááŻáˇá áá˛áˇáá˝á˛áˇááźááŹáááŻáˇá
British English áážáŹááąáŹáˇ "pull a face" áááŻáˇáááşá¸ááźáąáŹááźáááşá
Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell. ááśááŤá¸áá˝ááˇáşáááşá¸ ááá˛áˇáĄáąáŹááşáááŻá¸áááŻá¸
áĄááśáˇáááŻáááźááŻááşáá˛áˇááťááşáážáŹáĄáá°áĄááŹááŻááşááźá
15. "On the face of it" áĄááźááşáááşá¸áĄá
On the face of it, the task seems easy.
áĄááźááşáááşá¸áĄáááąáŹáˇ áĄááŻááşááá˝ááşááąááŻáśáá˛á
16. "Put a brave/ bold face on something/Put on a brave/ bold face"
ááźáŻáśááŹááá˛áˇáĄááźáąáĄááąáááŻá¸áá
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Despite the bad news, she tried to put on a brave face. ááááşá¸áááŻá¸áááŻááąáá˛áˇ á
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American English áážáŹ "put on a good face" áááŻáˇáááşá¸ááŻáśá¸ááźáááşá
17. "Set your face against something" áážáŹá¸ááŹáááááŻáˇáá
áşááŻááŻáááŻáááˇáşááťááşááŹá áááŻááşááąáŹáˇááŹá áá°á¸áááŻáááŻáśáááŽá¸áᏠ(stronger sense)
The doctor advised him to set his face against junk food. áĄáŹááŹáááážááĄáá˝ááşá
áŹá¸áááŻáˇááá˛áˇááŹáá˝áąáááŻááťááşáážáŹáá˝ážá˛áááŻááşáááŻáˇ áááşáá
áŹá¸ááąáŹáˇáááŻáˇ áááŹáááşááá°áˇáááŻáĄááźáśááźáŻáááşá
18. "Show your face" áá
áşááąááŹááŹáážáŹááťááşáážáŹááź ááááşáážááŻááşáážááŻááşáážá˛áážá˛áááźááŻáááŻáááşááąáŹááşáážáá˝áŹá¸á
It's been a while since she showed her face at social events.
19. "A straight face"
manage to look serious, although you want to laugh áááşááťááşááąáááşá¸ áááşááźááşáá˛áˇááŻáśáááşá¸ááŹá¸áá
He told the joke with a straight face.
ááŻááşáááşáá˛áˇááŹáááźáąáŹáá˛áˇáááşá
20. "To someone's face"
say something openly in one's presence
áá°áˇááťááşáážáąáŹááşáážáŹáááşáá˝ááˇáşáá˝ááˇáşáááşá¸áááşá¸ááźáąáŹááźá
She told him her opinion to his face.
áá°ááĄáá°áĄá áá°ááĄááźááşááᯠáá°áˇááťááşáážáąáŹááşáážáŹáááşáá˝ááˇáşáá˝ááˇáşáááşá¸áááşá¸ááźáąáŹááźá
21. "To be written all over someone's face"
ááťááşáážáŹáážáŹá
áŹááąá¸ááŹá¸ááááŻáĄáááşá¸ááŹá¸ááźááşááąáá
Her happiness was written all over her face.
áá°áááťáąáŹáşááąááŹáĄáááşá¸ááŹá¸áá˛á
22. "Shut the door in someone's face"
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áşááŻááŻááąá¸áááŻáˇááźááşá¸ááŹá
She was angry and shut the door in his face.
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23. "Have egg on your face"
look foolish áá°á¸ááźáąáŹááşááźáąáŹááşááŻáśááąáŤááşáá˝áŹá¸ááŹá
He had egg on his face when he forgot his own birthday. áááŻááˇáşáá˝áąá¸ááąáˇááąáŹááşááąáˇáááşáááŻááąáŹáˇ áá°á¸ááźáąáŹááşááźáąáŹááşááŻáśááąáŤááşáá˝áŹá¸ááŹá
24. "Cut off your nose to spite your face"
áá°ááťáŹá¸áááááŻááşáĄáąáŹááşáá
áşááŻááŻááŻááşáááᏠáááŻááˇáşáááşá¸áááááŻááşááŹáááŻááááá˛áá˛áˇááąáŤáˇá
She quit her job to annoy her coworker, but it only harmed herself. áá°áˇáá˝á˛áááşáááŻá
áááşáááŻá¸áĄáąáŹááşáĄááŻááşáá˝ááşáááŻááşááŹáážáá°ááŤáááááŻááşááŤááąááąáŹá
25. "Shut your face" or "Shut your mouth"
áááŻááşá
ááŹá¸ááźáąáŹááąááŹáááşáááŻáˇáááŻááşá¸áááŻááşá¸á
ááŻááşá¸á
ááŻááşá¸áĄááźáąáŹááśáááŹá informal áĄááŻáśá¸ááąá¸ááŤá
He told his friend to shut his face during the meeting. áĄá
ááşá¸áĄááąá¸áážáŹááŤá¸á
ááşááááşááŹá¸áááŻáˇáá°ááá°áˇáá°áááşááťááşá¸áááŻááźáąáŹá
26. "A slap in the face" áááşááť/ á
áąáŹáşááŹá¸ááźááşá¸
Not getting the promotion felt like a slap in the face. ááŹáá°á¸áááŻá¸áááąá¸ááŹááá°áˇáááŻá
áąáŹáşááŹá¸ááááŻááśá
áŹá¸áá
Idioms áĄááŻáśá¸ááąá¸áá˝áąáááşá¸áá˝áąáˇáááźááşá
1ď¸âŁ One's face falls. ááťááşáážáŹááťááş/ááťááşáážáŹáĄááŻáá˝áŹá¸
When she heard the bad news, her face fell, and she looked so upset. ááááşá¸áááŻá¸ááźáŹá¸ááąáŹáˇááťááşáážáŹááťááşáá˝áŹá¸ááźáŽá¸ á
áááşááááşáááŹááźá
áşááąá
2ď¸âŁ Face the music áááŻááşááŻááşáááŻááşááśá
It's challenging, but I know I have to face the music and confess my error to my boss.
áááşááąáŹáˇáááşáá˛áááşá ááŤááąáá˛áˇ áááŻááşáĄáážáŹá¸ááŻááşááááąáŹáˇ áááŻááşáá˛ááśááážáŹáá áááŻááˇáşáĄááŻááşáážááşááᯠáááŻááˇáşáĄáážáŹá¸áááŻáááşááśáá˛áˇáááşá
3ď¸âŁ Have the face (to do something) ááťááşáážáŹááźáąáŹááşáááŻááşáá˛ááŹá
I can't believe he had the face to borrow money from me again after not paying back the last time. ááąáŹááşááŻáśá¸ááťáąá¸ááŹá¸ááŹáááąá¸áááąá¸ áááşáááŻááşááśááťáąá¸áááŻáˇááťááşáážáŹááźáąáŹááşáá˛áᏠáááŻáśáááŻááşáá°á¸á
4ď¸âŁ Let's face it! áááşááśááážáŹáá˛á
Let's face it, our team needs to put in more effort if we want to win the championship. ááťááşááŽááśááááŻáˇáááąáŹáˇ áááŻááźááŻá¸á
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5ď¸âŁ Take something at (its) face value
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That's all for tonight.
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