written all over someone's face

phrase

Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative written in someone's face

  1. idiomaticVery obvious, from someone's facial expression.

Translations

Finnish nähdä naamasta
  • nähdä naamastavery obvious, from someone's facial expression
Hungarian az arcára van írva
  • az arcára van írvavery obvious, from someone's facial expression
Polish wypisany na czole
  • wypisany na czolevery obvious, from someone's facial expression
Russian на лбу напи́сано
  • на лбу напи́сано (na lbu napísano)very obvious, from someone's facial expression
Cite this entry
APA

written all over someone's face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20someone's%20face

MLA

“written all over someone's face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20someone's%20face. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “written all over someone's face,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/written%20all%20over%20someone's%20face.

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