pull faces
To make abnormal facial expressions, especially for amusement or to ridicule another person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The baby likes to pull faces at me.”
“The children started to pull faces behind the teacher's back during the long lesson.”
“Despite the serious tone of the meeting, the bored teenager could not resist pulling faces at his younger brother.”
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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 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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face down
To confront; to abash by stern looks.
Last updated August 10, 2026