face like a fiddle
face like a fiddle noun: a long face; a melancholy expression.
Noun
face like a fiddle (plural faces like fiddles)
- A long face; a melancholy expression.
- 'She's got the wiffle-woffles,' said her mother. 'She was all right when she came back […] but now she just mopes around, face like a fiddle. […]'2006, Bowering Sivers, Jammy Dodgers Go Underground, page 347
- Synonyms:
- face as long as a fiddle
Synonyms of face like a fiddle
Forms of face like a fiddle
| plural | faces like fiddles |
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Questions about face like a fiddle
- What does face like a fiddle mean?
- Face like a fiddle means a long face; a melancholy expression.
- What part of speech is face like a fiddle?
- Face like a fiddle is a noun.
- What is the plural of face like a fiddle?
- The plural of face like a fiddle is faces like fiddles.
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