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runs one's face

runs one's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs one's face

What is runs one's face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs one's face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run one's face.

Words near runs one's face in the dictionary

  1. runs on empty
  2. runs on fumes
  3. runs on the bank
  4. runs on the banks
  5. runs one on
  6. runs one's face
  7. runs one's mouth
  8. runs one's mouth off
  9. runs one's name
  10. runs out
  11. runs out of gas

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