hide+one's+face

  • 11hide one's head — phrasal 1. obsolete : to take shelter or refuge alack the heavy day when such a sacred king should hide his head Shakespeare 2. : to keep silent for fear of reproach the pessimists hid their heads at the opening of the new century Oscar Handlin * …

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  • 12hide one's head in the sand — • bury/hide one s head in the sand 1) refuse to see or face something, keep from seeing or knowing something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with his family problems at all. 2) keep from knowing something… …

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  • 13To hide one's self — Hide Hide (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d d n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d [i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an… …

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  • 14hide one's light under a bushel — verb To conceal ones talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention. [Y]ouve got a bright, intelligent face. I shouldnt wonder if you werent rather clever. Why do you hide your light under a bushel? …

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  • 15face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE, FLY IN THE FACE OF, HATCHET FACE, HIDE ONE S FACE, IN ONE S FACE, IN THE FACE OF, LONG FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, MAKE A FACE, ON THE FACE OF IT, SAVE FACE, SET ONE S… …

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  • 16face — See: BLUE IN THE FACE, CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE, FLY IN THE FACE OF, HATCHET FACE, HIDE ONE S FACE, IN ONE S FACE, IN THE FACE OF, LONG FACE, LOOK IN THE EYE or LOOK IN THE FACE, MAKE A FACE, ON THE FACE OF IT, SAVE FACE, SET ONE S… …

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  • 17face — see: blue in the face, cut off one s nose to spite one s face, fly in the face of, hatchet face, hide one s face, in one s face, in the face of, long face, look in the eye or look in the face, make a face, on the face of it, save face, set one s… …

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  • 18Hide — (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d d n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d [i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to… …

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  • 19hide — hide1 [hīd] vt. hid, hidden or hid, hiding [ME hiden < OE hydan < IE * (s)keudh (> Gr keuthein, to hide) < base * (s)keu , to cover > HIDE2, SKY, L cutis, skin] 1. to put or keep out of sight; secrete; conceal …

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  • 20hide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skin, pelt, coat; leather. See covering. v. cover, secrete, cloak, veil; dissemble, falsify; hole up; disguise, camouflage. See concealment, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Skin of an animal] Syn. pelt …

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