Straight Face Definition

noun
A face that betrays no sign of emotion.
American Heritage
A facial expression showing no amusement or other emotion.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic) A face that is expressionless, especially not laughing.

I don't think I could recite Peter Piper quickly ten times with a straight face.
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Noun

Singular:
straight face
Plural:
straight faces

Straight Face Sentence Examples

  • How did you keep a straight face?

  • Dean wasn't sure he could greet the woman with a straight face.

  • She managed to say it with a straight face and rinsed the bubbling blood off under the faucet.

  • But sly winks are all they are- they never overwhelm the film and are never played with anything other than a straight face.

  • How can they tell that lie and keep a straight face?

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