脸沉下来 in English
English translation: FYI
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| 5 | To straighten one's face |
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| 3 | pull a long face |
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7 mins confidence: 
FYI Explanation: Her face became / turned gloomy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2018-03-23 17:49:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Her face fell "Her face fell" is a common idiom which means "His face changed to a look of disappointment". For dictionary definitions try Oxford: [no object] (of someone's face) show dismay or disappointment by appearing to droop: her face fell as she thought about her life with George.Sep 4, 2013 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2018-03-23 17:51:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If someone's face falls, they suddenly look very disappointed: Her face fell when she heard he wasn't coming. sb's face falls Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sb-s-... |
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2 hrs confidence: 
pull a long face Explanation: "After hearing what I said, she looked displeased and pulled a long face." https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/pull-a-long-face |
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8 hrs confidence:
To straighten one's face Explanation: To straighten one's face： To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features. （沉下脸来/板起脸来） 参考链接：https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=OzL7CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&l... |
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