face-maker
noun
1One who contorts the face, or adopts a particular facial expression.
2A make-up artist.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer.
- give someone the slip
- give someone the time of day
- give someone the works
- give someone/thing a bad name
- give someone/thing a (good) run for their money
- give someone/thing a wide berth
- give someone/thing best
- give someone/thing the nod
- give someone to understand (or believe or know)
- give someone up
- give someone up for lost
- give someone what for
- give something a miss
- give something away
- give something a whirl
- give something in
- give something out
- give something up
- give something up as a bad job
- give suck
- give the devil his due
- give the game (or show) away
- give the lie to
- give the (whole) show away
- give tongue