| 词汇 | kept a straight face |
| 释义 | (redirected from kept a straight face)keep a straight faceTo have an emotionless facial expression, especially in a humorous situation that could easily cause one to laugh. It's so hard to keep a straight face on camera when you have hilarious co-stars like I do. keep a straight faceDon't show one's feelings, especially refrain from laughing. For example, The school orchestra played so many wrong notes that I had trouble keeping a straight face . [Late 1800s] keep a straight faceCOMMON If you keep a straight face, you manage not to laugh or smile. `I don't see that there's anything funny about it,' he said, offended. `Of course there isn't,' she said, trying to keep a straight face. Note: You can also say that you say or do something with a straight face. We've all been practising trying to say we charge $1,000 an hour with a straight face. Note: You can also say that someone is straight-faced. It's the way he tells a joke. He's completely straight-faced and I just fall about laughing. keep a straight facemanage to not show any facial expression, even though you are amused.keep a straight face, toDo not burst out laughing; look appropriately serious. This cliché is of fairly recent vintage. Henry Miller used the term in Plexus (1953): “All I felt called upon to do was keep a straight face and pretend that everything was kosher.” |
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