sb's face falls
Definition
› If someone's face falls, they suddenly look very disappointed: Her face fell when she heard he wasn't coming.Grimacing and frowning
(Definition of sb's face falls from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cloud over phrasal verb (FACE)
- curl verb
- face noun (HEAD)
- frown verb
- furrow verb
- furrowed adjective
- glower verb
- grimace verb
- if looks could kill... idiom
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- roll verb (MOVE)
- roll your eyes idiom
- scowl verb
- screw verb (TIGHT SHAPE)
- scrunch verb (MAKE SMALL)
- wince verb
- withering adjective
- wrinkle verb
Topic:
Grimacing and frowning
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