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make a face

Grimace, distort the facial features, as in The teacher told Joan to stop making faces at Mary. This expression was first recorded in 1570.

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I made a face and I said I don’t think you have to study journalism.

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“He made a face like he was trying to really hurt me,” she testified.

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She shook her head and made a face.

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After his bat made contact with the ball, he made a face, lightly shook his hand and left the batters box.

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She pulled her hand back from the table, trying desperately not to make a face.

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