face like thunder

noun

A face showing great anger or sullenness.

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Meanings

nounface like thunder (plural faces like thunder)

plural faces like thunder

  1. A face showing great anger or sullenness.

    Half an hour later when dad and I ventured into the lounge, mum glaring at us with a face like thunder, Kim was lying contentedly next to Armalade in front of the fire, a real con merchant if ever there was one, basking in all the attention.

    2011, Maggie Graham, Me and My Animals, →ISBN, page 80
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