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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Of course what he had really had was a pair of glasses too little. have a face as
long as a fiddle have a face made of a fiddle have a face as long as a fiddle - look
dismal or extremely depressed: I saw you yesterday and you had a face as long ...
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Anglické obrazné fráze
a idiomy - English
as easy
as ABC
to have a face like a fiddle/to have a face as long as a fiddle – dělat dlouhý
obličej, protáhnout obličej “Jonathan's face was as long as a fiddle when he
realized he had missed his favourite television programme.” cf. a face like
thunder; a face ...
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The Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
A face as long as a fiddle. Looking miserable. There's many a good tune played
on an old fiddle. With sexual reference. Play second fiddle to ... [1809], Take
subordinate place to. Harmony is often obtained by playing second fiddle [Can].
Peter Richard Wilkinson, 2008
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Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
A face as long as a fiddle. Looking miserable. There's many a good tune played
on an old fiddle. With sexual reference. Play second fiddle to ... [1809], Take
subordinate place to. Harmony is often obtained by playing second fiddle [Can].
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
Unless I've had a few. a man of few words: see WORD. fiddle a face as long as a
fiddle: see FACE. fiddle while Rome burns be concerned with relatively trivial
matters while ignoring the serious or disastrous events going on around you. a
This ...
face black in the face E BLACK face as long as a fiddle ! % (The old man sat in
the sofa, with a face as long as a fiddle. ^A^^E^# ± ' m&mw □ ) face down(wards)
/ up(wards) 8w#!T / fl& * face to face (with) 1. ffl • • □ ffiit 35 (We came /act /o /ace
...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. brace (up), brace (one)self. face as long as a fiddle, have a. To look dismal,
extremely depressed: coll.: C.18.-20. Contrast face made of a fiddle. face at half-
past eight, with one's. Mournful; wry-mouthed: C.20. face at the window, the.
Have a face as long as a fiddle Look dismal He appeared with a face as long as
a fiddle because he failed. Have a finger in any (every) pie Have a connection
with every matter in an officious way He has a finger in every pie and this brings ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... of his old car Have a face as long as a fiddle: Look dismal * Something wrong
seems to have gone with him because he had a face as long as a fiddle Have a
feather in one's cap: To add another achievement * He has added another
feather ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Face as long as a fiddle Means the same as long face. Face fits If someone's '
face fits', then their attributes make them acceptable for a particular position or
task.* Face like a wet weekend Means the same as long face. Face off Decide the
...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
