show his face

show his face
appear, be present

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • show your face — informal phrase to go somewhere where other people will see you, especially when they might not want you to be there I don’t know how Sarah can show her face around here after what she did. Thesaurus: to arrive in a place, or to enter a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • show your face — show (your) face if you show your face in a place, you go there, even when you feel embarrassed about something that you have done. I don t know how he dares show his face in this pub after how he behaved the other night! (always + adv/prep) If… …   New idioms dictionary

  • show face — show (your) face if you show your face in a place, you go there, even when you feel embarrassed about something that you have done. I don t know how he dares show his face in this pub after how he behaved the other night! (always + adv/prep) If… …   New idioms dictionary

  • show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • face — I n. grimace 1) to make, pull (BE) a face (at) prestige 2) to save face 3) to lose face front part of the head 4) to press one s face (against a window) 5) (fig.) to show one s face (he didn t dare show his face) 6) to powder one s face 7) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • show one's face — {v. phr.} To be seen; appear. * /Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up./ * /Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage./ * /After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • show one's face — {v. phr.} To be seen; appear. * /Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up./ * /Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage./ * /After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • show\ one's\ face — v. phr. To be seen; appear. Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up. Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage. After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Face (sociological concept) — Face, idiomatically meaning dignity/prestige, is a fundamental concept in the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, semantics, politeness theory, psychology, political science, communication, and Face Negotiation Theory. Contents 1 Definitions 2 …   Wikipedia

  • face — n Face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug, puss denote the front part of a human or, sometimes, animal head including the mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, and cheeks. Face is the simple and direct word {your face is dirty} {she struck him in the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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