Grow Into Face

[deathjaw]

What does "to grow into that face" mean? Like this:

"But until he grew into that face, not even his own mother ever made the mistake of bragging about Teddy's good looks."

I already checked dictionaries, but didn't find anything.

source: books.google.com/books?id=Dty4SzGvdogC&pg=PA317&lpg=PA317&dq=%22grew+into+that+face%22&source=bl&ots=-82q3ad5x4&sig=QpHheiqNmh3NV7g4WwW5uov3V70&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0kN9UvbfLIL7iwK964CACQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22grew%20into%20that%20face%22&f=false

 

[MikeNewYork]

What does "to grow into that face" mean? Like this:

"But until he grew into that face, not even his own mother ever made the mistake of bragging about Teddy's good looks."

I already checked dictionaries, but didn't find anything.

source: books.google.com/books?id=Dty4SzGvdogC&pg=PA317&lpg=PA317&dq=%22grew+into+that+face%22&source=bl&ots=-82q3ad5x4&sig=QpHheiqNmh3NV7g4WwW5uov3V70&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0kN9UvbfLIL7iwK964CACQ&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22grew%20into%20that%20face%22&f=false

In this context it appears to mean the nobody could see that he was handsome, not even his own mother, until he got older. It is not a common English expression.

 

[deathjaw]

Would "he grew into that look" be slightly better?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Would "he grew into that look" be slightly better?

Not much.

 

[deathjaw]

Not much.

Then this:

"The son grew into the good looks of his father."

should be standard English, finally?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Then this:

"The son grew into the good looks of his father."

should be standard English, finally?

Much better.

 

[deathjaw]

Much better.

If I stretch the expression a little bit and write:

"The son grew into the demeanor of the father."

Would it work too?

 

[MikeNewYork]

If I stretch the expression a little bit and write:

"The son grew into the demeanor of the father."

Would it work too?

Let's not push our luck.

 

[5jj]

Let's not push our luck.

It has pushed its luck

Thread closed.

 

[bhaisahab]

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