show one's face

show one's face
(show one's face (шутл. one's nose))
появиться, выйти; показаться (на глаза); см. тж. put one's nose in

My aunt had so frightened him, that he never once showed his nose in the place all the time we lived there. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Great Hoggarty Diamond’, ch. X) — Моя тетушка так напугала его, что в течение всего нашего пребывания там он не смел к нам носа показать.

And you, Captain Butler, leave this house immediately! How dare you show your face here after getting him in this condition again! (M. Mitchetl, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XLV) — А вы, капитан Батлер, сейчас же покиньте этот дом! Как вы смеете появляться здесь после того, как опять напоили Эшли и довели его до такого состояния!

Repeatedly people in the audience had shouted: ‘If Baird is innocent, why doesn't he show his face?’ (D. Carter, ‘Tomorrow Is with Us’, ch. XXXVII) — Из публики все время раздавались выкрики: "Бэрд невиновен? Вот как? Почему же он прячется?"


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • show one's face — To appear • • • Main Entry: ↑face * * * appear in public she had been up in court and was so ashamed she could hardly show her face …   Useful english dictionary

  • show one's face — idi show one s face, to be seen; make an appearance …   From formal English to slang

  • show one's face — ► show oneself (or one s face) allow oneself to be seen; appear in public. Main Entry: ↑show …   English terms dictionary

  • show one's face — {v. phr.} To be seen; appear. * /Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up./ * /Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage./ * /After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • show one's face — {v. phr.} To be seen; appear. * /Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up./ * /Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage./ * /After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • show\ one's\ face — v. phr. To be seen; appear. Bill is afraid to show his face since Tom threatened to beat him up. Judy is a wonderful mimic but she is too shy to show her face on stage. After cheating on the test, Chris was ashamed to show his face …   Словарь американских идиом

  • show one's horns — expose one s horns; show one s true face, show one s real personality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • show oneself or one's face — allow oneself to be seen; appear in public. → show …   English new terms dictionary

  • face — [fās] n. [ME < OFr < VL facia < L facies, the face, appearance < base of facere, DO1] 1. the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin, and from ear to ear; visage; countenance 2. the expression of the… …   English World dictionary

  • To show one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • show — [n1] demonstration, exhibition appearance, array, display, expo*, exposition, fair, fanfare, fireworks, grandstand, manifestation, occurrence, pageant, pageantry, panoply, parade, pomp, presentation, program, representation, shine*, showboat*,… …   New thesaurus


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