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running one's face

running one's face is the present participle and gerund of run one's face.

Meaning of run one's face

Verb

run one's face (third-person singular simple present runs one's face, present participle running one's face, simple past ran one's face, past participle run one's face)

  1. (US, dated, slang) To obtain things on credit by sheer impudence.

Questions about running one's face

What is running one's face the present participle and gerund of?
Running one's face is the present participle and gerund of run one's face.

Words near running one's face in the dictionary

  1. running off with
  2. running on
  3. running on empty
  4. running on fumes
  5. running one on
  6. running one's face
  7. running one's mouth
  8. running one's mouth off
  9. running one's name
  10. running order
  11. running orders

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