screw one's face/eyes up
idiom
: to tighten the muscles of (the face or eyes)
He screwed his face up into a frown.
She screwed her eyes up and tried to read the sign.
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“Screw one's face/eyes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20one%27s%20face%2Feyes%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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