be written all over facebe written all over (someone's) face
if an emotion is written all over someone's face, it is clearly shown in their face.
Any fool could see you weren't happy - it was written all over your face.
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be written all over (one's) face
Of one's emotions or inner thoughts, to be evident by one's facial expression. Jenny said she wasn't scared before we went into the haunted house, but terror was written all over her face.John said nothing, but his response was written all over his face.
be (or have something) written all over your face
used to convey that the presence of a particular quality or feeling is clearly revealed by a person's expression. informal
be written all over somebody’s ˈface
(of an emotion) be clearly seen on somebody’s face: You could see he was guilty; it was written all over his face.