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straight face

–noun
a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, esp. a desire to laugh.

Origin:
1890–95


straight-faced, adjective
straight-fac⋅ed⋅ly [streyt-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee] , adverb
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straight face  
n.  A face that betrays no sign of emotion.
straight'-faced' (strāt'fāst') adj., straight'-faced'ly (-fāst'lē, -fā'sĭd-lē) adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

straight face

see keep a straight face.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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