expression

CEFRB1

/əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/

noun

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From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
What's the meaning of the expression ‘on cloud nine’?

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Crying is an expression of grief.
The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.

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Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
There are lots of great actresses who dress beautifully, but in the modern day, nearly all of them use stylists. They may know what they like—when they’re presented with gowns and outfits, they’re perfectly equipped to say yes or no—but you rarely get the sense that what they’re wearing is a true expression of who they are.
2025 October 11, Stephanie Zacharek, “The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton”, in TIME
At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 122

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Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Morphologically express + -ion.