you should have seen his face
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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: past tense ofshall
: used in auxiliary function to express condition
: used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency
: the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes
: the face as a means of identification : countenance
: presence, sight
: to confront impudently
: to line near the edge especially with a different material
: to cover the front or surface of
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