to wipe the smile off one's face
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to destroy someone's happiness or self-assurance through a remark, action, or event
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
Jenny could n't stand the arrogant smirk on her coworker's face, so she decided to wipe the smirk off by outperforming him on the project.
