the blood drained from someone's face
Definition of the blood drained from someone's face
—used to say that someone became very pale The blood drained from her face when he told her there had been an accident.
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: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
: a comparable fluid of an invertebrate
: a fluid resembling blood
: to stain or wet with blood
: bleed
: to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey
: filter
: to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely
: to cause the gradual disappearance of
: a means (such as a pipe) by which usually liquid matter is drained
: the act of draining
: a gradual outflow or withdrawal : depletion
: the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
: the face as a means of identification : countenance
: presence, sight
: to confront impudently
: to line near the edge especially with a different material
: to cover the front or surface of
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