blank look on (one's) face

blank look on (one's) face

A facial expression with no emotional articulation, usually implying befuddlement, incomprehension, or being overwhelmed by something. I tried to explain to him why what he did was wrong, but he just sat there staring at me with that blank look on his face. Claire carried a blank look on her face for weeks after the traumatic accident.
See also: blank, face, look, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • give (someone) a blank look
  • give (someone) a blank stare
  • give a blank look
  • look blank
  • faraway look
  • far-off look
  • make a face
  • make a face (at someone)
  • pull/make faces/a face
  • have a face like thunder