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单词 to push a face
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to push (also show) a face
b. to push (also show) a face: to exhibit a bold front. Obsolete.
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the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > be or become impudent [verb (intransitive)]
to bear oneself stout1338
to have the (also a) neck (to)c1395
perk1529
pert1637
to brazen it out1712
to be (also get) smart1736
to push (also show) a face1765
to cheek it1851
whipper-snap1908
the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > making bold appearance > show a bold face [verb]
boldOE
beard1476
to push (also show) a face1765
1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxv. 225 There are three ways of getting into debt, first, by pushing a face.
1778 S. Johnson Let. 15 Oct. (1992) III. 127 I never could get any thing from her but by pushing a face.
1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 10 July (1941) 75 They might have shown a face even to Canning.
1843 G. P. R. James Commissioner 328 He determined to push a face, and advancing gracefully, he said, ‘Sir, I have something to show you.’
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