countenance : Idioms & Phrases
In countenance
- in an assured condition or aspect; free from shame or dismay. "It puts the learned in countenance, and gives them a place among the fashionable part of mankind." Addison.
Webster 1913
Out of countenance
- not bold or assured; confounded; abashed. "Their best friends were out of countenance, because they found that the imputations . . . were well grounded." Clarendon.
Webster 1913
The light of the countenance
- favor; kindness; smiles.
Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Ps. iv. 6.
Webster 1913
To keep the countenance
- to preserve a composed or natural look, undisturbed by passion or emotion. Swift.
