Please stop making faces at your brother.
make faces
idiomAlternative form of make a face.
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 April 17, 2026