have a face like...

have a face like...
Vrb phrs. There a numerous pejorative expressions beginning with 'have a face like.., see 'face like a...'

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • have a face like thunder — have a face like thunder/look like thunder/british informal phrase to look very angry Thesaurus: to make a particular facial expressionhyponym Main entry: thunder …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a face like thunder — to have a very angry expression. I don t know what had happened but he had a face like thunder. She didn t say anything but she looked like thunder …   New idioms dictionary

  • with a face like thunder — have a face like thunder to have a very angry expression. He sat there with a face like thunder all evening …   New idioms dictionary

  • face like a bulldog chewing a wasp —    To say that someone has a face like a bulldog chewing a waspmeans that you find them very unattractive because they have a screwed up ugly expression on their face.     Not only was he rude but he had a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • face like the back of a bus, etc., have a —  Be ugly …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • face-to-face — {adv. phr.} 1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other. * /Turning a corner, he found himself face to face with a policeman./ * /The two teams for the spelling bee stood face to face on opposite sides of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • face-to-face — {adv. phr.} 1. With your face looking toward the face of another person; each facing the other. * /Turning a corner, he found himself face to face with a policeman./ * /The two teams for the spelling bee stood face to face on opposite sides of… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • face-to-face — {adj.} Being in the presence of a person; being right with someone. * /The British prime minister came to Washington for a face to face meeting with the President./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • face-to-face — {adj.} Being in the presence of a person; being right with someone. * /The British prime minister came to Washington for a face to face meeting with the President./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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