Tell him you saw Helena at the cinema with another guy - that should wipe the smile off his face.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
wipe the smile off someone's face — wipe the smile/grin/off someone’s face informal phrase to stop someone who is annoying you from feeling so happy or pleased We won’t be promoting Larry. That should wipe the grin off his face. Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or upsetsynonym … Useful english dictionary
wipe that/the smile off someone's face — see ↑wipe, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑smile … Useful english dictionary
wipe the grin off someone's face — wipe the smile/grin/off someone’s face informal phrase to stop someone who is annoying you from feeling so happy or pleased We won’t be promoting Larry. That should wipe the grin off his face. Thesaurus: to make someone feel sad or upsetsynonym … Useful english dictionary
wipe the smile off face — wipe the smile off (someone s) face to make someone feel less happy or confident, especially someone who is annoying you because they think they are very clever. Tell him you saw Helena at the cinema with another guy that should wipe the smile… … New idioms dictionary
wipe that/the smile/smirk/grin off someone's face — informal : to stop smiling or to make someone stop smiling or feeling happy She couldn t wipe the smile off her face. [=she couldn t stop smiling] He thinks he s won, but if I get my hands on him, I ll wipe that smile off his face! often used to… … Useful english dictionary
smile — smile1 [ smaıl ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to raise the corners of your mouth when you are happy, pleased, or being friendly, or when you think something is funny: Just thinking of you makes me smile. smile at: James looked up and smiled at… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wipe — [[t]wa͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦♦ wipes, wiping, wiped 1) VERB If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. [V n] I ll just wipe the table... [V n with adj] When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean... [V n on … English dictionary
wipe — wipe1 S3 [waıp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean/rub)¦ 2¦(remove dirt)¦ 3¦(computer/tape)¦ 4 wipe something from your mind/memory 5 wipe the floor with somebody 6 wipe the slate clean 7 wipe the smile/grin off somebody s face 8 wipe something off the face of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wipe — 1 verb 1 CLEAN/RUB (T) a) to rub a surface with a cloth in order to remove dirt, liquid etc: I wiped the table with a damp cloth. | wipe your eyes (=stop crying or remove tears from your face) b) to clean something by rubbing it against a surface … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
face — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
