on the face

Synonyms

externally superficially outwardly at first sight at first blush officially supposedly

Examples

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face. Michel de Montaigne

I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the face of this earth as long as he has two pieces of bread. Bill Cosby

Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth. Sandra Bernhard

He who slaps himself on the face should not cry ouch. Lebanese Proverb

A letter from the heart can be read on the face. Swahili Proverb

Don't hit one on the face. Chinese Proverb

Words in the phrase

on the face

Close letter words and terms

on the edge of one's seat On the eve on the eve of on the face of on the face of it on the face of the earth