make a face

make a face

English

Verb

make a face (phrasal verb)

1. (colloquial) To make a facial expression, often for humor, as a taunt, or to indicate distaste.
   • 1849, “Mr. Jolly Green's Account Of The Great Paris Excursion”, in W. Harrison Ainsworth, editor, The New monthly magazine‎, volume 86, page 98:

     I looked at Tomkins to see whether, by chance, he had made a face at his lordship, ...

Synonyms

• pull a face

Translations

to make a facial expression

Finnish: ilmehtiä, ilveillä, väännellä naamaansa

Russian: ко́рчить ро́жу impf (kórčitʹ róžu) ско́рчить ро́жу pf (skórčitʹ róžu), стро́ить грима́су impf (stróitʹ grimásu), состро́ить грима́су pf (sostróitʹ grimásu), криви́ть лицо́ impf (krivítʹ licó), скриви́ть лицо́ pf (skrivítʹ licó)

See also

• make eyes at
• make mouths at