on the (mre) fce of it (単に)うわべだけで, 一見したところでは (apparently); 明らかに, 明白に (cf. n. 7 b).

・The report is suspicious on the face of it. ざっと見たところでは報告書の真偽のほどは怪しい.

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pen one's fce 《米俗》 口を開く, 話す (speak).

pll a fce [fces] ⇒n. 2 b.

pt a bld [brve] fce on＝pt n a bld [brve] fce 〈物事〉を平気な顔をして我慢する.

pt a god [the bst pssible] fce on