Idiom
written all over someone's face
Meaning
Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Your disappointment is written all over your face.”
“She tried to hide her excitement about the promotion, but it was written all over her face when she walked into the room.”
“Although he insisted that he was entirely indifferent to the news, his profound shock remained clearly written all over his face for everyone to see.”
Examples
simple
“Your disappointment is written all over your face.”
contextual
“She tried to hide her excitement about the promotion, but it was written all over her face when she walked into the room.”
complex
“Although he insisted that he was entirely indifferent to the news, his profound shock remained clearly written all over his face for everyone to see.”
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