rearranging someone's face

Beating them senseless

To rearrange someone's face is to beat them severely, particularly about the head, distorting their features through violence.

The phrase is typically a threat: Keep talking and I'll rearrange your face.

It emphasizes disfigurement as the goal or consequence of the beating.

Related

punch · black eye · swelling · cubism · skin grafting · knuckle sandwich · broken nose · fat lip · caricature · disfigurement · surrealism · abstract art · distortion · scar · beat up · beat the crap out of · hematoma · makeup artistry

Opposites
physical harm vs. healing

rearranging someone's facereconstructive surgery

Procedures restoring normal appearance

plastic surgery · facial reconstruction · first aid · medical treatment

aggression vs. gentleness

rearranging someone's facegentle touch

threat/punishment vs. protection

rearranging someone's facehaving someone's back

Providing reliable support

Family

rear, rearrange, rearranged, rearranges, rearrangement, arrange, arranged, arranges, arranging

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13