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Discover Ludwig"a long face" is a common phrase used in written English.
It is a figure of speech used to describe someone's expression when they are sad or disappointed. For example, "She wore a long face when the job interview didn't go as planned."
Idiom
Long face.
Someone with a long face is sad or depressed about something.
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The aide returned with a long face of apology.
A long face or muzzle is characteristic of wild canines.
If I have a long face, there's no point.
It had a long face and big, chunky teeth.
He is, up close, surprisingly short, with a long face, graying hair, and brown eyebrows.
Most of his work wears a long face and smells of weed.
He had a long face that seemed to call out for a sorcerer's pointed hat.
He is thirty-nine years old, with short sandy hair, a long face, and gentle eyes.
"I don't think you see anyone around here with a long face".
For a couple of days, Jimmy wore a long face in the dugout.
Everyone listens and puts on a long face to show that they, too, are gravely concerned.
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