give face
idiomTo honor; to pay respect.
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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
via boat race
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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 the face
To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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don't give up your day job
Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that they are unlikely to be successful.