be etched somewhere
also be etched with sth literaryIf a feeling, emotion, or shape is etched somewhere, it can be seen there very clearly:
His face was etched with pain.
Confusion and sadness were etched on their faces.
The foothills of the Himalayas were sharply etched against the pale blue sky.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be writ large idiom
- blatant
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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