吠ほえ面づらをかく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

be reduced to tears; end up crying

Idiomatic expression meaning to cry out of frustration or humiliation, often after a failure or defeat. The image is of someone crying so hard they look like a barking dog.

• あんなに強つよがっていたのに、結けっ局きょく吠ほえ面づらをかくことになった。

  He was acting so tough, but in the end he was reduced to tears.

• 試し験けんに落おちて、彼かれは吠ほえ面づらをかいた。

  He failed the exam and ended up crying.