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written all over someone's face

written all over someone's face phrase: very obvious, from someone's facial expression.

Phrase

written all over someone's face

  1. (idiomatic) Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.

Forms of written all over someone's face

alternative formwritten in someone's face

Questions about written all over someone's face

What does written all over someone's face mean?
Written all over someone's face means very obvious, from someone's facial expression.
What part of speech is written all over someone's face?
Written all over someone's face is a phrase.

Words near written all over someone's face in the dictionary

  1. writs of prohibition
  2. writs of right
  3. writs of summons
  4. written
  5. written all over it
  6. written all over someone's face
  7. written checks one couldn't cash
  8. written cheques one couldn't cash
  9. written down
  10. written for the drawer
  11. written in

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