diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite.rs
index 99fd94ab1b1..5a9baf0aa05 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ mod infix;
 mod parenthesized;
 
 pub(crate) use array::rewrite as array;
-pub(crate) use expr::{rewrite as expr, rewrite_subexpr as subexpr};
+pub(crate) use expr::{rewrite as expr, rewrite_sub_expr as sub_expr};
 pub(crate) use infix::rewrite as infix;
 pub(crate) use parenthesized::rewrite as parenthesized;
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/array.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/array.rs
index 07210066920..f67ae5e75fe 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/array.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/array.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(mut visitor: FmtVisitor, array: Vec<Expression>, array_spa
         let end = item_span.start();
 
         let leading = visitor.slice(start..end).trim_matches(pattern);
-        let item = super::subexpr(&visitor, item, visitor.shape());
+        let item = super::sub_expr(&visitor, visitor.shape(), item);
         let next_start = items.peek().map_or(end_position, |expr| expr.span.start());
         let trailing = visitor.slice(item_span.end()..next_start);
         let offset = trailing
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/expr.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/expr.rs
index 04b605234bb..4d7279815df 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/expr.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/expr.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use crate::visitor::{
     ExpressionType, FmtVisitor, Indent, Shape,
 };
 
-pub(crate) fn rewrite_subexpr(
+pub(crate) fn rewrite_sub_expr(
     visitor: &FmtVisitor,
-    expression: Expression,
     shape: Shape,
+    expression: Expression,
 ) -> String {
     rewrite(visitor, expression, ExpressionType::SubExpression, shape)
 }
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
                 }
             };
 
-            format!("{op}{}", rewrite_subexpr(visitor, prefix.rhs, shape))
+            format!("{op}{}", rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, prefix.rhs))
         }
         ExpressionKind::Cast(cast) => {
-            format!("{} as {}", rewrite_subexpr(visitor, cast.lhs, shape), cast.r#type)
+            format!("{} as {}", rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, cast.lhs), cast.r#type)
         }
         kind @ ExpressionKind::Infix(_) => {
             super::infix(visitor.fork(), Expression { kind, span }, shape)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
             let args_span =
                 visitor.span_before(call_expr.func.span.end()..span.end(), Token::LeftParen);
 
-            let callee = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, *call_expr.func, shape);
+            let callee = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, *call_expr.func);
             let args = format_parens(
                 visitor.config.fn_call_width.into(),
                 visitor.fork(),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
                 Token::LeftParen,
             );
 
-            let object = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, method_call_expr.object, shape);
+            let object = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, method_call_expr.object);
             let method = method_call_expr.method_name.to_string();
             let args = format_parens(
                 visitor.config.fn_call_width.into(),
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
             format!("{object}.{method}{args}")
         }
         ExpressionKind::MemberAccess(member_access_expr) => {
-            let lhs_str = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, member_access_expr.lhs, shape);
+            let lhs_str = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, member_access_expr.lhs);
             format!("{}.{}", lhs_str, member_access_expr.rhs)
         }
         ExpressionKind::Index(index_expr) => {
             let index_span = visitor
                 .span_before(index_expr.collection.span.end()..span.end(), Token::LeftBracket);
 
-            let collection = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, index_expr.collection, shape);
+            let collection = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, index_expr.collection);
             let index = format_brackets(visitor.fork(), false, vec![index_expr.index], index_span);
 
             format!("{collection}{index}")
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
                 visitor.slice(span).to_string()
             }
             Literal::Array(ArrayLiteral::Repeated { repeated_element, length }) => {
-                let repeated = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, *repeated_element, shape);
-                let length = rewrite_subexpr(visitor, *length, shape);
+                let repeated = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, *repeated_element);
+                let length = rewrite_sub_expr(visitor, shape, *length);
 
                 format!("[{repeated}; {length}]")
             }
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
             }
             Literal::Unit => "()".to_string(),
         },
-        ExpressionKind::Parenthesized(sub_expr) => super::parenthesized(visitor, span, *sub_expr),
+        ExpressionKind::Parenthesized(sub_expr) => {
+            super::parenthesized(visitor, shape, span, *sub_expr)
+        }
         ExpressionKind::Constructor(constructor) => {
             let type_name = visitor.slice(span.start()..constructor.type_name.span().end());
             let fields_span = visitor
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/infix.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/infix.rs
index 05f9eb413e3..15f5fe23aae 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/infix.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/infix.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(visitor: FmtVisitor, expr: Expression, shape: Shape) -> St
 
             format!(
                 "{} {} {}",
-                rewrite::subexpr(&visitor, infix.lhs, shape),
+                rewrite::sub_expr(&visitor, shape, infix.lhs),
                 infix.operator.contents.as_string(),
-                rewrite::subexpr(&visitor, infix.rhs, shape)
+                rewrite::sub_expr(&visitor, shape, infix.rhs)
             )
         }
     }
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ pub(crate) fn flatten(
             }
             _ => {
                 let rewrite = if result.is_empty() {
-                    rewrite::subexpr(&visitor, node.clone(), visitor.shape())
+                    rewrite::sub_expr(&visitor, visitor.shape(), node.clone())
                 } else {
                     visitor.indent.block_indent(visitor.config);
-                    rewrite::subexpr(&visitor, node.clone(), visitor.shape())
+                    rewrite::sub_expr(&visitor, visitor.shape(), node.clone())
                 };
 
                 result.push(rewrite);
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/parenthesized.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/parenthesized.rs
index 46f224f3d6c..3926b52cb73 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/parenthesized.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/rewrite/parenthesized.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use noirc_frontend::{hir::resolution::errors::Span, Expression, ExpressionKind};
 
-use crate::visitor::FmtVisitor;
+use crate::visitor::{FmtVisitor, Shape};
 
 pub(crate) fn rewrite(
     visitor: &FmtVisitor<'_>,
+    shape: Shape,
     mut span: Span,
     mut sub_expr: Expression,
 ) -> String {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
     }
 
     if !leading.contains("//") && !trailing.contains("//") {
-        let sub_expr = super::subexpr(visitor, sub_expr, visitor.shape());
+        let sub_expr = super::sub_expr(visitor, shape, sub_expr);
         format!("({leading}{sub_expr}{trailing})")
     } else {
         let mut visitor = visitor.fork();
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rewrite(
         visitor.indent.block_indent(visitor.config);
         let nested_indent = visitor.indent.to_string_with_newline();
 
-        let sub_expr = super::subexpr(&visitor, sub_expr, visitor.shape());
+        let sub_expr = super::sub_expr(&visitor, shape, sub_expr);
 
         let mut result = String::new();
         result.push('(');
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/utils.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/utils.rs
index 0387447e0ee..626795959a3 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/utils.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/utils.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl Item for Expression {
     }
 
     fn format(self, visitor: &FmtVisitor, shape: Shape) -> String {
-        rewrite::subexpr(visitor, self, shape)
+        rewrite::sub_expr(visitor, shape, self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl Item for (Ident, Expression) {
         let (name, expr) = self;
 
         let name = name.0.contents;
-        let expr = rewrite::subexpr(visitor, expr, shape);
+        let expr = rewrite::sub_expr(visitor, shape, expr);
 
         if name == expr {
             name
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/expr.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/expr.rs
index f2226a2119b..a5e5a1c7846 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/expr.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/expr.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ impl FmtVisitor<'_> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn format_if(&self, if_expr: IfExpression) -> String {
-        let condition_str = rewrite::subexpr(self, if_expr.condition, self.shape());
-        let consequence_str = rewrite::subexpr(self, if_expr.consequence, self.shape());
+        let condition_str = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), if_expr.condition);
+        let consequence_str = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), if_expr.consequence);
 
         let mut result = format!("if {condition_str} {consequence_str}");
 
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ impl FmtVisitor<'_> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn format_if_single_line(&self, if_expr: IfExpression) -> Option<String> {
-        let condition_str = rewrite::subexpr(self, if_expr.condition, self.shape());
+        let condition_str = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), if_expr.condition);
         let consequence_str =
-            rewrite::subexpr(self, extract_simple_expr(if_expr.consequence)?, self.shape());
+            rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), extract_simple_expr(if_expr.consequence)?);
 
         let if_str = if let Some(alternative) = if_expr.alternative {
             let alternative_str = if let Some(ExpressionKind::If(_)) =
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/stmt.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/stmt.rs
index 599905feb9e..c27b7911d03 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/stmt.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/visitor/stmt.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl super::FmtVisitor<'_> {
                     let let_str =
                         self.slice(span.start()..let_stmt.expression.span.start()).trim_end();
 
-                    let expr_str = rewrite::subexpr(self, let_stmt.expression, self.shape());
+                    let expr_str = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), let_stmt.expression);
 
                     self.push_rewrite(format!("{let_str} {expr_str};"), span);
                 }
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ impl super::FmtVisitor<'_> {
                         message.map_or(String::new(), |message| format!(", \"{message}\""));
                     let constrain = match kind {
                         ConstrainKind::Assert => {
-                            let assertion = rewrite::subexpr(self, expr, self.shape());
+                            let assertion = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), expr);
 
                             format!("assert({assertion}{message});")
                         }
                         ConstrainKind::AssertEq => {
                             if let ExpressionKind::Infix(infix) = expr.kind {
-                                let lhs = rewrite::subexpr(self, infix.lhs, self.shape());
-                                let rhs = rewrite::subexpr(self, infix.rhs, self.shape());
+                                let lhs = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), infix.lhs);
+                                let rhs = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), infix.rhs);
 
                                 format!("assert_eq({lhs}, {rhs}{message});")
                             } else {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl super::FmtVisitor<'_> {
                             }
                         }
                         ConstrainKind::Constrain => {
-                            let expr = rewrite::subexpr(self, expr, self.shape());
+                            let expr = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), expr);
                             format!("constrain {expr};")
                         }
                     };
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ impl super::FmtVisitor<'_> {
                     let range = match for_stmt.range {
                         ForRange::Range(start, end) => format!(
                             "{}..{}",
-                            rewrite::subexpr(self, start, self.shape()),
-                            rewrite::subexpr(self, end, self.shape())
+                            rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), start),
+                            rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), end)
                         ),
-                        ForRange::Array(array) => rewrite::subexpr(self, array, self.shape()),
+                        ForRange::Array(array) => rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), array),
                     };
-                    let block = rewrite::subexpr(self, for_stmt.block, self.shape());
+                    let block = rewrite::sub_expr(self, self.shape(), for_stmt.block);
 
                     let result = format!("for {identifier} in {range} {block}");
                     self.push_rewrite(result, span);