The batsman closed the face to guide the ball fine.
close the face
idiomTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
Seeing the fielders on the off side, she closed the face and flicked it to square leg.
With the field stacked against him, the veteran batsman calmly closed the face at the last moment, deflecting the rising delivery through midwicket with surgical precision.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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blow up in one's face
To fail disastrously.
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boat
[Cockney slang]face
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break someone's face
To beat up someone violently.
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butter face
Alternative form of butterface.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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close in on
To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
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close on the heels of
Near in time or place; very close.