Wore A Poker Face Idiom Sentence

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Wore a poker face in a sentence
an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.

I notice his erect bearing, his poker face, only his moving cheek muscles betray that this man is under great tension. Students usually keep a poker face because they don't want to be called on. He has his poker face on, only the wriggling of his foot could give him away.

a person who has or deliberately assumes a poker face: It is impossible to tell what that poker face is really thinking.

Idioms With Meanings And Sentences

Words related to poker face

deadpan, mask, seriousness, impassivity, inscrutability

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Origin of poker face

OTHER WORDS FROM poker face

pok·er-faced, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions forpoker face

noun

informala face without expression, as that of a poker player attempting to conceal the value of his cards
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases withpoker face

A visage lacking any expression that can be interpreted, as in Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. This term alludes to the facial expression of a poker player who is expert at concealing his feelings about his hand. [c. 1880]

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Similar words: poker-faced, interface, user interface, customer interface, poker, surface, resurface, surface area. Meaning: n. a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player).
2. She managed to keep a poker face.
3. Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of pure dismay.
5. He keeps a poker face, you even can't conjecture what he thought.
6. He wore a poker face during police questioning.

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7. Steve always has a poker face on during business negotiations.
8. Like impassivity, the stern approach requires a poker face but unlike its sister style,[sentencedict.com] motives and technique are made plain from the start.
9. She is a real poker face, but there are violent passions lurked in the background.
10. I never know whether my boss likes my work or not -- he poker face!
11. ROGER FEDERER : Well , then I guess I don't show it. It's good, poker face.

Wore A Poker Face In A Sentence

12. Everyone likes him. He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
13. I never know whether my boss likes my work or not, he is a poker face.
14. I never know what my boss thinks of my work -- he is a poker face!
15. I never know whether Henry is pleased or annoyed; he has a real poker face.
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