fill one's face
fill one's face · fills one's face · filled one's face · filling one's face
To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy mannerTo eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
» Sorrow fills your face.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
Examples
2 sentencesSorrow fills your face.
For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.
Forms
fills one's face, filling one's face, filled one's face, filled one's face| Base form | fill one's face · to fill one's face |
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| 3rd person singular | fills one's face |
| Present participle | filling one's face |
| Past simple | filled one's face |
| Past participle | filled one's face |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsfeed one's facegorge oneselfstuff oneself
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle