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Face Straight Ms Navarro's Haircut Laughing Recent Idiom

Idiom Keep a Straight Face
Example When you see Ms. Navarro's new haircut, try to keep a straight face.
Meaning to keep from laughing
Origin This is a recent idiom. When you laugh, your face wrinkles, your mouth opens wide, your eyebrows rise, and your facial muscles twist and turn. Your face is anything but "straight."

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