register on (one's) face
register on (one's) face
Of an emotion or mental process, to become apparent or evident through one's facial expression. Anger registered on her face as I told her what happened. I could see confusion registering on everyone's faces when they announced him as the winner.
See also: face, on, register
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a face like thunder
- have a face like thunder
- be written all over (one's) face
- be written all over somebody's face
- be written all over your face
- (one's) face is a picture
- written in (one's) face
- written all over (one's) face
- written all over your face
- it's written all over (one's) face