IdiomFood & Drink
Catalan
CatalanFer cara de pomes agres
Meaning: To look sullen and cross.
Literally: To make a sour-apples face
Example: “Quan li van dir que no hi havia postres, va fer cara de pomes agres.” — When they told him there was no dessert, he pulled a long face.
English equivalent: To pull a long face
Origin: Biting into a sour apple puckers the whole face. Making a sour-apples face is looking sullen, displeased or annoyed. No particular story lies behind it.
Equivalents in other languages
English: pull a long face
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