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15 idioms

"顔"(かお/kao/face) 顔がいい [かおがいい, kao ga ii] be in good standing; have a good reputation 顔が利く [かおがきく, kao ga kiku] have influence; be influential 顔が立ちません [かおがたちません, kao ga tachimasen] have lost face 顔が立つ [かおがたつ, kao ga tatsu] maintain one’s status; keep face 顔がつぶれる [かおがつぶれる, kao ga tsubureru] lose status; have lost status 顔が広い [かおがひろい, kao ga hiroi] know a lot of people; be widely known; have a large circle of acquaintances 顔が汚れる [かおがよごれる, kao ga yogareru] lose status; lose all status 顔から日が出る [かおからひがでる, kao kara hi ga deru] blush deeply; redden in the face 顔に泥を塗る [かおにどろをぬる, kao ni doro o nuru] put to shame 顔の広い人 [かおのひろいひと, kao no hiroi hito] a person with many acquaintances 顔を売る [かおをうる, kao o uru] become more popular; gain influence 顔を売れた人 [かおをうれたひと, kao o ureta hito] a well-known person 顔を貸す [かおをかす, kao o kasu] assist someone in gaining status 顔を出す [かおをだす, kao o dasu] come; arrive; appear; put in an appearance 顔を汚す [かおをよごす, kao o yogosu] be ashame...
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