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Today's Idiom = "Keeping A Straight Face"

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Keeping A Straight Face ( not show expression on one's face; not show joy, sadness or anger ... )
"keeping a straight face"



Example: "I don't trust him because I don't know what he's feeling. He always keeps a straight face." Another example: "How can you say that with a straight face?"



Keep Your Shirt On
Keeping One's Nose To The Grindstone

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Common variations of this idiom: Keeping A Straight Face, Keep A Straight Face,