give face

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === First used in the late 19th century (most likely in the colonial Hong Kong), a calque of dialectal Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min2). ==== Verb ==== give face (third-person singular simple present gives face, present participle giving face, simple past gave face, past participle given face) (idiomatic) To honor; to pay respect. ==== See also ==== save face === Etymology 2 === Compare give head. ==== Verb ==== give face (third-person singular simple present gives face, present participle giving face, simple past gave face, past participle given face) (idiomatic, slang) To perform cunnilingus. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== give face (third-person singular simple present gives face, present participle giving face, simple past gave face, past participle given face) (with to) To confront.