make faces
Alternative form of make a face.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please stop making faces at your brother.”
“The toddler started making faces when he tasted the bitter medicine.”
“Despite the serious nature of the meeting, the bored intern could not resist making faces behind the manager's back.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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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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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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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.
Last updated August 10, 2026