Idiom: Dough-Faced
Meanings
In reference to the white colour of a person's face when drained of blood through fear.
How to pronounce "dough-faced":
AU
cowardly
obsequious; fawning; pliable
Example Sentences
1
He always looks dough-faced whenever he's caught doing something wrong.
2
The politician had a dough-faced expression when confronted with the evidence.
3
She couldn't hide her guilt, and her dough-faced reaction gave her away.
4
The student had a dough-faced look on his face when the teacher caught him cheating.
5
After getting caught lying, the suspect remained dough-faced throughout the interrogation.
