face turn
A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being…A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero.
Meaning
1 sensesA situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero.
Examples
46 sentencesHis face turned white.
ruЕго лицо побледнело. — sharptoothed
Her face turned red.
ruЕё лицо покраснело. — odexed
Tom's face turned red when Mary kissed him.
Tom's face turned red when Mary gave him a kiss.
Tom's face turned red with anger.
ruЛицо Тома покраснело от гнева. — marafon
deTom wurde vor Wut rot im Gesicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From professional wrestling, in which the wrestler playing a villain role is called the "hFrom professional wrestling, in which the wrestler playing a villain role is called the "heel" and a wrestler playing the heroic role is called the "face".
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