pull a face

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pull a face (third-person singular simple present pulls a face, present participle pulling a face, simple past and past participle pulled a face)

  1. (idiomatic) To make an abnormal facial expression, either intentionally or because of an emotion.
    • 2025 September 14, Daniel Boffey, “Racism or celebration? What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      At the back of the cafe, McCormack pulled a face. The former leader of the English Defence League was not for her.

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