straight face



*straight face

Fig. a face free from smiles or laughter. (*Typically: have ~; keep ~.) It's hard to keep a straight face when someone tells a funny joke.
See also: face, straight

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CarolinKAH-ro-leenGerman
ReinerRIE-ner (German)German, Ancient Germanic
ElbaEL-bahSpanish
Hassan['ha:sən]
Jekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
Jelica-Serbian, Croatian