"game face" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-game face.ogg [Australia] Forms: game faces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game face (plural game faces)
  1. (idiomatic) The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-game_face-en-noun-5TJBPN7w
  2. (idiomatic) A facial expression used to prevent giving away one's emotions. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: poker face
    Sense id: en-game_face-en-noun-FQVPl5PI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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