keep a straight face

keep a straight face

Face does not change, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is mi à Nb à g à is è, describes the face of an emergency, calm and calm. It comes from the second fold of Zhao Li rang Fei written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The second fold of Zhao Li rang Fei written by Qin Jianfu in Yuan Dynasty: "all the people who hold me in Hutou stronghold are scared to death when they see me. Now I hold this guy, and his face will not change."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] look at ease, calm, look at ease, talk and laugh at ease

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attribute, adverbial; commendatory. (the king of Qin) chided the left and right front bound (Lin) Xiangru, Xiangru's face remained unchanged. (Chapter 96 of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)