wipe something off (one's face)

wipe something off (one's face)
wipe something off (one's face)
1. Lit. to remove something, such as food or dirt, from one's own face. •

Wipe that peanut butter off your face!

2. Fig. to remove a smile, grin, silly look, etc., from one's face. •

Wipe that silly grin off your face, private!

Wipe that smile off!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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