Make A Face (at Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make A Face (at Someone) Idiom mean?

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make a face (at someone) What does make a face (at someone) mean?	make a strange face to ridicule someone	The little girl made a face at the boy in her class.
make a face (at someone) What does make a face (at someone) mean?	to twist one's face into a strange expression in order to show dislike etc.	The boy made a face at the girl in the hall.
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by a hair What does "by a hair" mean?	just barely, by a very small amount	I only passed the exam by a hair.

heads or tails What does "heads or tails" mean?	the face of a coin or the opposite side	We decided who would start the game by throwing heads or tails with a coin.
touch base with someone What does "touch base with someone" mean?	briefly meet or make contact with someone	briefly meet or make contact with someoneI touched base with my uncle before he left on his trip to Mexico.
flunk out What does "flunk out" mean?	to fail a course, to fail school	My friend flunked out of the computer course at school.
waste one's breath What does "waste one's breath" mean?	to waste one's time talking, to talk in vain	I am wasting my breath to ask my parents to use the car this weekend.

low man on the totem pole What does "low man on the totem pole" mean?	the least important person	I am the low man on the totem pole in our company and I have no power at all.
Hedge your bets What does "Hedge your bets" mean?	If you hedge your bets, you don't risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing.
Hold on! What does "Hold on!" mean?	wait a minute, stop, wait and not hang up the phone	"Please hold on for a minute while I go back and lock the window."

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Make A Face (at Someone) Idiom