poker face
An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining…An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.
» You've got a pretty bad poker face.
У тебе не дуже добре виходить робити кам'яне обличчя. — deniko
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2 sensesAn impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.
Though he thought he had a perfect poker face, he had a number of tells his opponents soon learned.
мо́рда кирпичо́мmórda kirpičóm, по́кер-фе́йсpóker-fɛ́js
Any similar expression used to prevent giving away one's motives, feelings, or situation.
- a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
Examples
9 sentencesYou've got a pretty bad poker face.
У тебе не дуже добре виходить робити кам'яне обличчя. — deniko
Tom has a great poker face.
deTom hat ein großartiges Pokergesicht. — mramosch
Tom has the best poker face I've ever seen.
I can't read her poker face.
deIch kann ihre Pokermiene nicht entschlüsseln. — al_ex_an_der
Roy has a great poker face.
Translations
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Forms
plural: poker faces| Singular | poker face |
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