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 off his face.

• apples and oranges
• a pretty kettle of fish
• a prima donna
• a prime mover
• a priori
• a prophet of doom
• a pub crawl
• a put-up job
• a Pyrrhic victory
• a quantum leap
• a queer fish
• a question mark over something
• a queue-jumper
• a quick fix
• a quick one
• a quick study
• a quid pro quo
• a race against the clock
• a race against time
• a race against time clock
• a rainy day fund
• a rake-off
• a rap across the knuckles
• a rap on the knuckles
• a rap over the knuckles