- 1 The crisis stripped away our veneer of sophistication.
- 2 We donned an appearance of nonchallance.
-- 1 Wipe that smile off your face.
-- 2 Put on a happy face.
-- 3 He wore an expression of utter sadness
-- 4 His guilt was written all over his face.
-- 5 His look of amusement was slipping from his face.
-- 6 A grimace materialized for no apparent reason, but it meltedaway before she arrived.
-- 7 The disquiteting expression was lifted from her face.
-- 8 It seemed as though a perpetual grin was sewn to his lips.
-- 9 A shadow fell across her brow. (= she looked troubled)
Note: is mapped onto the fact that facial expressions can beformed/unformed and changed. The fact that we have a metaphor thatthe essence is inside tends to interact with this metaphor--expressionsthat are merely covers may tend to be understood as insincere orotherwise not genuine.
-- 1 Wipe that grin off your face.
Note:
-- 1 His grin melted away.
-- 1 His face was stripped bare of any emotion.
-- 1 She wore a deceitful mask of gaiety, which hid her true state.
-- 2 He hid behind a mask of self-rightousness.
-- 3 Behind a pleasant face there is always a dark secret.
-- 4 She concealed her anticipation with a convincing look of boredom.
-- 1 He donned an awkward posture.
-- 2 He shed the muscle-man pose when his leg cramped.Covers and/or clothes?
Jane Espenson, Joe Niem(185 student)