wipe the smile off someone's face

verb

To cause someone to stop being happy or joyful.

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Meanings

verbwipe 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)

present singular third person wipes the smile off someone's face · participle present wiping the smile off someone's face · participle past wiped the smile off someone's face · past wiped the smile off someone's face

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

wipe the smile off someone's face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20the%20smile%20off%20someone's%20face

MLA

“wipe the smile off someone's face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20the%20smile%20off%20someone's%20face. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wipe the smile off someone's face,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20the%20smile%20off%20someone's%20face.

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