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wipe the/that smile off (one's) face

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wipe the/that smile off (one's) face

To stop smiling or appearing pleased. Often used in an aggressive imperative addressed to one who appears to be enjoying the frustration or annoyance they are causing the speaker. Wipe that smile off your face, you little punk. You're going to pay for that! He can gloat all he wants, but this subpoena will wipe the smile off his face.

See also: face, off, smile, that, wipe

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Wipe it off!

Inf. Wipe that smile off your face! It's not funny. Wipe it off! Wipe it off! Nothing funny here, soldier.

See also: wipe

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

wipe the smile off someone's face

cause someone to stop feeling so contented, complacent, or proud.

See also: face, off, smile, wipe

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wipe the/that ˈsmile, ˈgrin, etc. off your/somebody’s face

(informal)
1 used to tell somebody to stop smiling, etc. because it is annoying or not appropriate: Wipe that smile off your face or I’ll send you out of the classroom.
2 make somebody feel less happy or satisfied with something: The news from the stock market soon wiped the smile off his face.

See also: face, off, that, wipe

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Wipe it off!

exclam. Wipe that smile off your face! Wipe it off! Nothing funny here, soldier.

See also: wipe

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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