face

He came to me with a very long face.

We were strolling into the town when we came face to face with Jacques Dubois.

I decided to speak to him face to face.

Eventually, he came face to face with discrimination again.

I was gradually being brought face to face with the fact that I had very little success.

in the face of these difficulties

Roosevelt was defiant in the face of the bad news.

He persevered in the face of active discouragement from those around him.

They carry on smiling in the face of adversity.

He stood in my face and said he was hungry and wanted whatever money I had.

On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up.

No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.

All the time Stephen was lying face down and unconscious in the bathtub.

Charles laid down his cards face up.

Relief and gratitude were written all over his face.

I could just see the pain written across her face.

Can't you see this could blow up in your face?

If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off the face of the Earth.

scientific principles that seem to fly in the face of common sense

He said that the decision flew in the face of natural justice.

What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straight face.

With juveniles under 18, there's little we can do. We can't keep them in custody. They just laugh in your face.

If you want sb to find you attractive, look them in the face and smile.

Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell.

People aren't going to like you if you pull that face.

Kathryn pulled a face at Thomas behind his back.

Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief.

Scientists are putting a good face on the troubles.

Haven't you the courage to say it to his face?

They would never have dared say so to his face.

This Government has set its face against putting up income tax.

I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.

I daren't show my face. Everyone's talking about me.

I can't believe you'd show your face in here after the way you treated me.

Shut your face!

You can criticize him until you're blue in the face, but you'll never change his personality.

How can he possibly say that with a straight face?

I don't have the face to take yet another pair to the dry cleaners and ask them to sew them up.

The face of a city can change completely in a year.

the changing face of the British countryside

He changed the face of football in Scotland.

This would change the face of Malaysian politics.

the south face of the gallery

She had a beautiful face.

His face was covered with wrinkles.

He's a big face of USA hockey.

To cancel the airport would mean a loss of face for the present governor.

She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.

England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to lose face.

He was walking around with a sad face.

He looked at her with a puzzled face.

the north face of the Eiger

He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face.

My children want me with them for Christmas Day, but I can't face it.

I can't face seeing anyone.

I couldn't face spending a night there, so I decided to press on.

Rangers face Celtic on Saturday.

Davis faces Lee in the final on Sunday.

We simply must face facts.

He accused the Government of refusing to face facts about the economy.

He faces life in prison if convicted.

She turned and faced the window.

They stood facing each other.

The building faces the main square.

The immense difficulties facing European businessmen in Russia were only too evident.

Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press.

We are faced with a serious problem.

He called a family conference and faced them with the problems.

She was always attracted to younger men. But, let's face it, who is not?

Let's face it, throwing parties can be hard work.

The garden faces south.