Faces
To keep two faces under one hood. To be double-faced; to
pretend to be very religious, and yet live an evil life.
“We never troubled the Church ... We knew we were doing what we ought
not to do, and scorned to look pious, and keep two faces under one
hood.” —Boldrewood: Robbery Under Arms, chap. ii.
To make faces.
To make grimaces with the face.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Faces from Fact Monster:
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