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to keep a serious face

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  • keep a straight face — If you keep a straight face,  look serious and do not laugh even though you want to …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • keep a straight face — ► keep a straight face keep a blank or serious facial expression when trying not to laugh. Main Entry: ↑straight …   English terms dictionary

  • face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …   English dictionary

  • face — I n. grimace 1) to make, pull (BE) a face (at) prestige 2) to save face 3) to lose face front part of the head 4) to press one s face (against a window) 5) (fig.) to show one s face (he didn t dare show his face) 6) to powder one s face 7) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …   Collocations dictionary

  • Face (sociological concept) — Face, idiomatically meaning dignity/prestige, is a fundamental concept in the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, semantics, politeness theory, psychology, political science, communication, and Face Negotiation Theory. Contents 1 Definitions 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Keep — For other uses, see Keep (disambiguation). Donjon redirects here. For the role playing game of the same name, see Donjon (role playing game) …   Wikipedia

  • with a straight face — keep a straight face to look serious and not laugh, although you are in a funny situation or are saying something funny or stupid. I don t know how you can stand there and repeat all that nonsense with a straight face …   New idioms dictionary

  • straight face — noun a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑facial expression, ↑facial gesture * * * noun : a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment • straight faced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

  • straight face — if someone has a straight face, they look serious even though they are saying something funny or are in a funny situation with a straight face: He could never tell a joke with a straight face. keep a straight face: She couldn t trust herself to… …   English dictionary

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