Emotions & feelings
keep a straight face
avoid showing amusement
If you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or show that you find something funny.
Hear it in real life
Did you laugh when he slipped on the ice?
I tried, but I couldn't keep a straight face.
I tried to keep a straight face while my brother practised his dramatic speech.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: keep a straight head
Say: keep a straight face
The fixed expression uses "face," not "head."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep a straight face; can't keep a straight face
Your turn: say it out loud
I tried to keep a straight face while my brother practised his dramatic speech.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep a straight face
avoid showing amusement
“I tried to keep a straight face while my brother practised his dramatic speech.”
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