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long face
noun
- an unhappy or gloomy expression:
He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
long face
noun
- a disappointed, solemn, or miserable facial expression
Derived Forms
- ˌlong-ˈfaced, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of long face1
Idioms and Phrases
A facial expression showing sadness or disappointment, as in Greg's long face was a clear indication of his feelings . [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
The wolf stared at him, a furious look painted across his long face, making Jack take an involuntary step backward.
The scream had come from a tall, thin woman who now stood in the doorway wearing a vibrant blue dress, full, platinum-colored hair framing her long face.
The Duchess pulled a long face.
In January 1998, an aspiring Japanese comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu but better known as Nasubi — or “eggplant,” because of his long face — was chosen to star in “Susunu! Denpa Shōnen,” a hit variety show.
In 1998, an aspiring comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu — nicknamed Nasubi, the Japanese word for eggplant, because of his long face — won the opportunity to compete on an extreme kind of game show.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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