wipe the smile off someone's face

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wipe 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)

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