make a long face
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Stub," she brought out jerkily, between her sudden choking sobs, "I did n't make a long face and tell Desire 'whom God hath joined'--I--I tried to appeal to her common sense.
From The Preliminaries And Other Stories by Cornelia A. P. Comer
Oh, Worry, you and Mac always make a long face over things.
From The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey
I must say you are the only young member of the family—you were the only one who did not make a long face when I spoke of my love for that rogue.
From Parisian Points of View by Edith V. B. Matthews
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