face

to blink

quickly open and close your eyes
to brush

to go red when you are embarrassed
to scowl

to have an angry or hostile expression
to sneer

to show lack of respect
to wince

to grimace when sth is hurting
to keep/have an/your ear to the ground

to be attentive of what is happening or is about to happen
to lie through the teeth

to tell an outright lie
to lose face

to lose the respect
to play it by ear

to decide what to do according to how a situation develops
to do sth by the skin of your teeth

to only just manage to do sth
to see eye to eye on sth

to agree about sth
to turn a blind eye to sth

to agree about sth
to turn your nose up at sth

to think sth is not good enough for you
not to be able to get one's tongue round

to find a word or phrase very difficult to pronounce
sth catches your eye

your notice sth because it is particulary attractive
i'm all ears

i can't wait to hear
my lips are sealed

i will not tell ab what you have just told me
i'll never be able to show my face in there/here again

i feel too embarrssed to go to a particular place
it's on the tip of my tongue

i know it but i just can't recall it

Author

settebello

47923

Card Set

face

Description

advanced grammar and vocabulary

Updated

2010-11-07T19:12:41Z