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Demaryi Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Poker Face

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Someone who reveals nothing about his or her emotions through facial expressions. If you are playing poker and have a good hand, or if you have a bad hand, you can't let the others know. You have to maintain a poker face so you can still win even with a bad hand, or win more if you have a good hand.

  • Someone who reveals nothing about his or her emotions through facial expressions.
  • If you are playing poker and have a good hand, or if you have a bad hand, you can't let the others know.
  • You have to maintain a poker face so you can still win even with a bad hand, or win more if you have a good hand.
  • The meaning extends outside of the game.
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Someone who reveals nothing about his or her emotions through facial expressions.

If you are playing poker and have a good hand, or if you have a bad hand, you can't let the others know. You have to maintain a poker face so you can still win even with a bad hand, or win more if you have a good hand.

The meaning extends outside of the game.
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Thank you! It's been ages since I'd like to understand it;

(Is this phrase correct?)
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It's been ages since I started trying to understand it.
I've been trying to understand it for ages -- better

Are you thinking about the Lady Gaga song, or just the use of the work in general?
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Thanks, actually, was the Lady Gaga's lyric that makes me curious.
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Grammar GeekAre you thinking about the Lady Gaga song, or just the use of the work in general?
How knowlegeable you are about music! It has been so long since I was up to date that I had to be told who ABBA was when "Mama Mia" came out. (I just happened to be in Sweden at the time.)
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Acquire two adolescent daughters and you'll get more knowledgeable.
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Grammar GeekAcquire two adolescent daughters and you'll get more knowledgeable.
I'll pass, thank you very much.

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