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you should have seen his face

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Definition of you should have seen his face

—used to say that someone had a shocked, surprised, etc., look on his or her face
  • You should have seen his face when we shouted "Surprise!"

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you play

  1. : the one or ones being addressed — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours

  2. : one

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should play

  1. : past tense of shall

  2. used in auxiliary function to express condition

  3. used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency

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seen

  1. : past participle of see

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face play

  1. : the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes

  2. : the face as a means of identification : countenance

  3. : presence, sight

  1. : to confront impudently

  2. : to line near the edge especially with a different material

  3. : to cover the front or surface of

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