be written all over your face イディオム

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a poker face

"a face with no expression; showing no emotion" Judge Brady has a poker face. He doesn't show his emotions.

at face value

the value shown by the surface, what you see At face value, this car appears to be in good condition.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

blue in the face

weakened, tired after trying many times I called that dog until I'm blue in the face. He won't come in.

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

face down

confront boldly and win, defy They decided to face down their competitors and were able to easily stay in business.

face facts

accept the truth, deal with reality, come to grips If we face facts, we can see that one salary is not enough.

face the music

accept the consequences of something He is going to have to face the music sooner or later.

be accounting all over (one's) face

Of one's affections or close thoughts, to be axiomatic by one's facial expression. Jenny said she wasn't afraid afore we went into the apparitional house, but alarm was accounting all over her face. John said nothing, but his acknowledgment was accounting all over his face.Learn more: all, face, over, written

be (or accept something) accounting all over your face

acclimated to back that the attendance of a accurate affection or activity is acutely appear by a person's expression. informalLearn more: all, face, over, written

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