What does written all over someone's face mean?

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written all over someone's face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

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written in someone's face (alternative)

plain as day plain as the nose on one's face

plain as day plain as the nose on one's face

What does written all over someone's face mean?: Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.

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