Meaning of poker up | Babel Free

Definitions

To become expressionless; to put on a poker face.

Examples

“When his mama had ventured in the most amiable way to remark on her occasional free and easy ways, he had pokered up at once and declared that it was her very lack of pretension which he found most engaging.”

“Wicked as the devil one minute, and then pokering up like a Methodist minister the next.”

“After nearly choking, Joe cocked a brow over the edge of his coffee cup. “Me?” He pokered up in affront. “I haven't done a damn thing.””

“He shut the door behind him and leaned back against it, his face pokering up in that relentlessly neutral expression she recognized as his personal take on stubborn .”

“Oh, no, pokering up won't wash with me! Formality is simply another fence to cower behind.”

“She pokered up indignantly. He could almost feel the electricity as she searched for a response to his compliment which would put him in his place.”

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