Tell him you saw Helena at the cinema with another guy - that should wipe the smile off his face.
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wipe the smile off face — wipe the smile off (your) face to stop looking happy or pleased. You ll feel so good, you won t be able to wipe the smile off your face … New idioms dictionary
wipe the smile off someone's 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 the smile off your face — wipe the smile off (your) face to stop looking happy or pleased. You ll feel so good, you won t be able to wipe the smile off your face … New idioms dictionary
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 that smile off — This expression is often used by parents or people in authority to indicate that the situation is not amusing at all. This is a very serious matter, so wipe that smile off your face! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
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
smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight … Collocations dictionary
