face

phrases

• face down

  with the front or face toward the ground

  He was lying face down in the water.

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• someone’s face fits

  used for saying that someone is the right type of person for something

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• face up

  with the front or face upward

  Bea found herself lying face up in the snow.

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• from/off the face of the earth

  used for emphasizing that something does not exist anywhere or cannot be found anywhere

  Steve has disappeared off the face of the earth.

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• get out of my face

  spoken
  used for telling someone angrily and rudely to stop annoying you or to stop trying to get involved in what you are doing

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• in the face of something

  in a situation where you have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult

  They won in the face of stiff competition from all over the country.

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• make a face

  to put a silly or rude expression on your face, or an expression that shows you dislike someone or something

  Mike pulled a face at the food and took his plate over to Helen’s table.

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• on the face of the earth

  used for emphasizing that something is the biggest, best, worst, etc. that could possibly exist

  He’s the most expensive designer on the face of the earth.

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• on the face of it

  used for saying that something appears to be true but might not be true when you have examined it in more detail

  We do not believe on the face of it that there has been illegal activity by the banks.

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• put/get your face on

  informal
  if a woman puts her face on, she puts makeup on

  It’s eight o’clock already and I haven’t even got my face on.

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• set your face against something

  British old-fashioned
  to be determined not to do or accept something

  Many councils have completely set their face against the idea of speed bumps.

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• to someone’s face

  if you say something to someone’s face, you say it to them directly

  If Terry has anything to say, he should say it to my face.

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