it was written all over his face

  • 1written all over your face — (written) all over (your) face showing what you think of something by your expression. You see anxiety written all over his face at the thought of doing something completely new and different. Absolute happiness was all over her face …

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  • 2written all over face — (written) all over (your) face showing what you think of something by your expression. You see anxiety written all over his face at the thought of doing something completely new and different. Absolute happiness was all over her face …

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  • 3all over your face — (written) all over (your) face showing what you think of something by your expression. You see anxiety written all over his face at the thought of doing something completely new and different. Absolute happiness was all over her face …

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  • 4(be) written all over somebody's face — be written all over sb s ˈface idiom (of a feeling) to be very obvious to other people from the expression on sb s face • Guilt was written all over his face. Main entry: ↑writeidiom …

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  • 5be written all over one — be (or have something) written all over one (or one s face) informal used to convey that the presence of a particular quality or feeling is clearly revealed by a person s expression guilt was written all over his face …

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  • 6Be written all over — show as a clear characteristic: Delight was written all over her face ; His guilt was written all over him …

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  • 7be written all over — Australian Slang show as a clear characteristic: Delight was written all over her face ; His guilt was written all over him …

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  • 8all over face — (written) all over (your) face showing what you think of something by your expression. You see anxiety written all over his face at the thought of doing something completely new and different. Absolute happiness was all over her face …

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  • 9face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …

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  • 10face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… …

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