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suck face

idiom
Meaning

To kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.


Examples
SIMPLE

They were in the corner sucking face all night.

CONTEXTUAL

I felt awkward when the couple started sucking face in the middle of the crowded elevator.

COMPLEX

The teenagers were so preoccupied with sucking face on the park bench that they failed to notice the sudden downpour.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  2. 02

    blow up in one's face

    To fail disastrously.

  3. 03

    boat

    [Cockney slang]face

  4. 04

    break someone's face

    To beat up someone violently.

  5. 05

    butter face

    Alternative form of butterface.

  6. 06

    close the face

    To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.

  7. 07

    cut off one's nose to spite one's face

    To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

  8. 08

    face down

    To confront; to abash by stern looks.

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