Collocations for "forehead"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "forehead" in context.
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forehead
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- hit him [right, square] on the forehead
- his forehead was sweating
- her forehead was dripping in sweat
- sweat dripped from his forehead
- her forehead was covered [in, with] sweat
- wiped the sweat [off, from] his forehead
- [crinkled, wrinkled] his forehead in [stress, anger]
- her forehead [wrinkled] in [anger]
- felt his forehead to see if he had a temperature
- checked her forehead for [fever, high temperature]
- put a [wet, cold] washcloth on his forehead
- has a [broad, wide, flat] forehead
- her bangs [cover, hide] her forehead
- idiom: is it written on my forehead?
'forehead' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):