a face as long as a fiddle

1. 板着脸
   He came back with a face as long as a fiddle.

   他板着脸回来了。

face sth. out

1. 把某事坚持到底
   He was determined to face it out.

   他决心把这事坚持到底。

face to face

1. 面对面地
   They will debate face to face.

   他们将当面进行辩论。

face up to

1. 勇敢地对付；面对事实
   He had to face up to the fact that his family disapproved of his wife.

   他必须面对家人不赞同婚事的事实。

   He faced up to his difficulties manfully.

   他以男子汉的气概勇敢地面对困难。

face value

1. 字面意义，表面价值
   Mary took his stories at face value and did not know he was joking.

   玛丽对他的陈述信以为真，却不知道他是在开玩笑。

2. 面额，票面价值

fly in the face of

1. 悍然不顾
   He has always flown in the face of custom.

   他一向公然违抗习俗。

have the face

1. 厚颜
   I don't know how you have the face to do such a thing.

   我真不知道你怎么能如此厚颜，做出这种事来。

in the face of

1. 面对
   They showed courage in the face of danger.

   面对危险他们表现出了勇气。

2. 纵然
   He succeeded in the face of great opposition.

   尽管遭到许多反对，他还是成功了。

keep a straight face

1. 板着面孔
   They couldn't keep a straight face.

   他们没法不笑出来。

laugh in sb.'s face

1. 当面嘲笑某人
   He'll only laugh in your face.

   他只会当面嘲笑你。

look sb. in the face

1. 直视某人
   I was so ashamed that I could not look him in the face.

   我羞愧难当，不敢正视他。

lose face

1. 丢脸
   He said that he would never do it, because to do so would be to lose face.

   他说他决不会做这种事，因为这么做会很丢脸。

make/pull a face

1. 做鬼脸
   He made a face at the taste of the soup.

   尝了尝汤的味道，他做了一个鬼脸。

on the face of it

1. 从表面判断
   On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable.

   从表面看，这似乎很合理。

pull/wear a long face

1. 愁眉苦脸
   The children pulled a long face.

   孩子们一个个都哭丧着脸。

put a bold/good face on sth.

1. 对某事装作满不在乎
   He tried to put a bold face on his failure.

   他对自己的失败装出一副满不在乎的样子。

set one's face against

1. 坚决反对
   If she has once set her face against a thing, nothing will persuade her to change her mind.

   她要是一旦不赞同某事，那就怎么也没法劝她改变主意了。

show one's face

1. 露面
   She never showed her face again.

   她再也没有露过面。

to sb.'s face

1. 当面
   I'll tell her so to her face.

   我要当面跟她这么说。

• someone's face fits
  Brit. someone has the necessary qualities for something.
• face the music
  be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
• face to face
  close together and looking directly at one another.
• in (the) face of
  when confronted with.
  ▸despite.
• lose (or save) face
  incur (or avoid) humiliation.
• on the face of it
  apparently.
• set one's face against
  resist with determination.
• to one's face
  openly in one's presence.