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straight face
noun
a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
straight face
noun
a serious facial expression, esp one that conceals the impulse to laugh
Other Word Forms
- straight-faced adjective
- straight-facedly adverb
- ˈٰ-ˈڲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of straight face1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
It was very difficult to keep a straight face because we just played it as seriously as we could, and we’re like, “Should we make a procedural crime show? I think we might have to.”
The majority kept a straight face while they said that the D.C.
All the fuss about autopens is doubly strange coming from someone who argued with a straight face that he could declassify secret documents without signing anything.
We cannot say the same with a straight face, without or without tentacle mouths.
Morgan has a remarkable ability to maintain a straight face throughout these interviews.
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