Collocations for "face"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "face" in context.
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face
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [happy, sad, familiar, beautiful, smily, lovely] face
- an [angry, ugly] face
- why the [sad, long] face?
- a [sad] look on her face
- (still) has a baby face
- (no) distinguishing marks on his face
- had [food, water, ink] all over her face
- have [food] on your face
- splash water [in, over] my face (to)
- the [ball, branch] hit him in the face
- is making [silly, mean] faces
- [stop, don't] make faces at me!
- [tell, say] it to my face
- face and [body, neck, chest]
- the face of innocence
- is the face of the [company, hospital, school]
- in the face of [danger, trouble, overwhelming evidence]
- [strong, resolute, weak] in the face of adversity
- the two [players, rivals] came face to face
- [came, was] face to face with the enemy
- [disappeared from, wiped off] the face of the earth
- [risk, avoid, end up] losing face
- face [care, cream, wash]
- lying face [up, down] (in)
- take it at face value
- a face-to-face meeting
- face the [front, back, corner]
- face [forward, backward, up, down]
- face your [opponent, partner]
- faces the [sea, fields, mountain, factory]
- the [building, house, farm] faces the [sea]
- (let's) face it
- [let's, you have to] face facts
- face the [truth, facts, reality] (of)
- faced (great) [adversity, disparity, injustice]
- face [problems, challenges, obstacles] (head on)
- face [danger, certain death] (in)
- face your fears
- face the music (and)
- face up to [him, her parents, your fears, reality]
- were facing away from
- face toward the [light, sound]
- face off against the [champion, player]
'face' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
about
- aging
- aim
- air
- alarm
- amused
- amusement
- annoyance
- apprehensive
- astonished
- balloon
- bankruptcy
- barrel
- bash
- bathe
- batter
- bead
- beak
- beam
- beard
- beautiful
- belt
- bewildered
- bland
- blank
- blazing
- blemish
- bloated
- block
- bloom
- blow
- blue
- blush
- bounce
- brave
- bravery
- bruise
- burn
- burrow
- businessman
- calm
- canister
- careless
- chalk
- changing
- chap
- cheerful
- childish
- chill
- claw