face crumple
idiom
: to have one's face show signs that one is about to cry
Her face crumpled when we told her that she couldn't come with us.
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“Face crumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20crumple. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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