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wipe the smile off someone's face

wipe the smile off someone's face verb: to cause someone to stop being happy or joyful.

Verb

wipe the smile off someone's face (third-person singular simple present wipes the smile off someone's face, present participle wiping the smile off someone's face, simple past and past participle wiped the smile off someone's face)

  1. To cause someone to stop being happy or joyful.

Forms of wipe the smile off someone's face

third-person singular presentwipes the smile off someone's face
present participlewiping the smile off someone's face
past participlewiped the smile off someone's face
pastwiped the smile off someone's face

Questions about wipe the smile off someone's face

What does wipe the smile off someone's face mean?
Wipe the smile off someone's face means to cause someone to stop being happy or joyful.
What part of speech is wipe the smile off someone's face?
Wipe the smile off someone's face is a verb.
What is the past tense of wipe the smile off someone's face?
The past tense of wipe the smile off someone's face is wiped the smile off someone's face.

Words near wipe the smile off someone's face in the dictionary

  1. wipe outs
  2. wipe someone's eye
  3. wipe someone's nose
  4. wipe the floor with someone
  5. wipe the slate clean
  6. wipe the smile off someone's face
  7. wipe up
  8. wipe warmer
  9. wipe warmers
  10. wipe-breech
  11. wipe-breeches

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