keep a straight face

idiom

: to not smile or laugh
It was hard to keep a straight face with everyone else laughing.

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Leadership is often associated with qualities like decisiveness, resilience and the ability to keep a straight face during a never-ending Zoom call. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Where Colin could keep a straight face and do the read, Che often stepped on his reads with laughter and/or a cheap (even if genuine) level of discomfort that kind of negates the risk factor. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 The objective: Be the last person at the table to keep a straight face—which meant dinnertime was essentially a comedy workshop. Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2025 That Walken is able to keep a straight face while everyone else is breaking, including consummate professional Will Ferrell, is a feat that very few hosts could pull off. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keep a straight face

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“Keep a straight face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20a%20straight%20face. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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