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someone's face doesn't fit

someone's face doesn't fit phrase: used to imply that a person's appearance, personality, behavior, or background makes them unsuitable or unwelcome for a particular job, group, or situation, regardless of their qualifications.

Phrase

someone's face doesn't fit

  1. (UK, informal) Used to imply that a person's appearance, personality, behavior, or background makes them unsuitable or unwelcome for a particular job, group, or situation, regardless of their qualifications.

Questions about someone's face doesn't fit

What does someone's face doesn't fit mean?
Someone's face doesn't fit means used to imply that a person's appearance, personality, behavior, or background makes them unsuitable or unwelcome for a particular job, group, or situation, regardless of their qualifications.
What part of speech is someone's face doesn't fit?
Someone's face doesn't fit is a phrase.

Words near someone's face doesn't fit in the dictionary

  1. someone's arse off
  2. someone's ass off
  3. someone's butt off
  4. someone's cup of tea
  5. someone's driveway doesn't go all the way to the road
  6. someone's face doesn't fit
  7. someone's goose is cooked
  8. someone's headlights are on
  9. someone's heart goes out
  10. someone's heart is in
  11. someone's jaw dropped

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