| about face |
a military command to turn and face the opposite direction. |
| about-face |
a reversal of one's position or direction, esp. in response to a military command. [3 definitions] |
| blue in the face |
exhausted from too much effort or activity. |
| cut off one's nose to spite one's face |
to take spiteful or vengeful action that causes pain or disadvantage to oneself. |
| face card |
any king, queen, or jack in a regular deck of playing cards. |
| face cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to about to one third of a cord, or about forty cubic feet. |
| face powder |
a dustlike cosmetic substance composed of talcum, used esp. to absorb excess oil. |
| face the music |
(informal) to assume responsibility for one's actions; face the consequences. |
| face to face |
very close to; right up to; in person. |
| face up to |
to meet bravely. |
| face value |
the actual value printed or stamped on the front of money, bonds, stock, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| face-lift |
cosmetic surgery performed to tighten facial tissue and improve appearance by eliminating wrinkles and other signs of aging. [2 definitions] |
| face-off |
in ice hockey, the initiation of play in which the referee drops the puck between two opposing team members who then contend for control of it. [2 definitions] |
| face-saving |
serving or intended to preserve one's honor, dignity, prestige, or good reputation. |
| false face |
a mask, usu. comical or grotesque, that covers the entire face. |
| fly in the face of |
to defy (authority, convention, or the like). |
| in the face of |
when faced with. |
| long face |
an unhappy, sad, or discontented facial expression. |
| make a face |
to adopt an annoyed, repulsed, or intentionally silly and comical expression on one's face. |
| right about face |
a military command to turn to the right until facing in the opposite direction, or the performance of this command. [2 definitions] |