put one's face on

put (one's) face on

To apply makeup to one's face. Especially said by or of a woman. Hold on, let me put my face on before you take a photo! She never leaves the house without putting her face on first.

put one's face on

Apply makeup, as in Helen won't stir out of the house before she puts her face on. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]

See also: face, on, put

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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put (one's) face on
put face on
put on (one's) face
(one's) face is like thunder
his, her, etc. face is like thunder
in (one's) face
in face
in someone’s face
in someone's face
in your face

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put on the spot
put on the street
put on weight
put on your thinking cap
put on, wear, etc. sackcloth and ashes
put one at ease
put one foot in front of the other
put one in mind of
put one in place
put one off
put one off one's stride
put one off stride
put one on guard
put one on honor
put one out
put one over on
put one over on (one)
put one over on someone
put one past (one)
put one through paces
put one’s nose in
put one’s nose in where it’s not wanted
put one's back into it
put one's best foot forward
put one's best foot forward, to
put one's face on
put one's feet up
put one's finger on
put one's foot down
put one's foot down, to
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it/one's mouth, to
put one's house in order
put one's mind to
put one's money where one's mouth is
put one's money where one's mouth is, to
put one's oar in
put one's oar in, to
put one's shoulder to the wheel
put oneself out
put oneself straight
put onto
put onto (someone or something)
put our heads together
put our/your/their heads together
put out
put out a call for (someone or something)
put out a warrant
put out a warrant for (someone or something)
put out a warrant on (one)
put out a/the fire
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put one to work
put one together
put one under
put one under the cosh
put one under the pump
put one up
put one up against
put one up on a pedestal
put one up to
put one up to it
put one wise
put one's (own) house in order
put one's back into
put one's back into it
put one's back into something
put one's back to
put one's back to it
put one's back to something
put one's back up
put one's backbone into
put one's backbone into something
put one's best foot forward
put one's best foot forward, to
put one's cards on the table
put one's dibs on
put one's dibs on it
put one's dibs on something
put one's eye out
put one's eye out it
put one's eye out something
put one's face on
put one's faith in
put one's feet up
put one's feet up
put one's feet up
put one's feet up
put one's feet up
put one's finger on
put one's finger on
put one's finger on
put one's finger on
put one's finger on something
put one's foot down
put one's foot down
put one's foot down
put one's foot down
put one's foot down
put one's foot down, to
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it
put one's foot in it/one's mouth
put one's foot in it/one's mouth, to
put one's foot in one's mouth
put one's foot to the floor
put one's hair up
put one's hair up it
put one's hair up something
put one's hand in one's pocket
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