make a long face

Example Sentences

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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 Comer, Cornelia A. P.

Oh, Worry, you and Mac always make a long face over things.

From The Young Pitcher by Grey, Zane

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 Matthews, Edith V. B.