wipe the smile off someone's face

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.

wipe the smile off someone's face

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

词组	wipe the smile off someone's face
释义	wipe the smile off someone's face 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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wipe the smile off someone's face cause someone to stop feeling so contented, complacent, or proud. See also: face, off, smile, wipe Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: Would it kill (someone) to (do something)? (just) as I expected as I expected be a thorn in (one's) side be a thorn in your flesh/side here we go again It sucks it/that sucks a thorn in (one's) side a thorn in someone's side
随便看	at the top of (one's) game at the top of (one's) lungs at the top of one's lungs at the top of (one's) voice at the top of the food chain at the top of the heap at the top of the hour at the top of the ladder at the top of the/(one's) agenda at the top of the tree at the top of voice at the top of your voice at the touch of a button at the very least at the (very) outside at the very worst at the wheel at the worst at the zenith of at this juncture at this juncture/moment/point in time at this moment at this moment in time at this point at this point in time