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grin from ear to ear

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grin from ear to ear
Fig. to smile a very wide, beaming smile. She was grinning from ear to ear as she accepted the prize. We knew Timmy was happy because he was grinning from ear to ear.
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grin/smile from ear to ear
to look extremely happy (usually in continuous tenses) We've had a fantastic response,' he said, grinning from ear to ear.
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grin from ear to ear also smile from ear to ear
to give a very big smile He was grinning from ear to ear, as if he had just won the lottery.
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"Well," says he with a sudden grin from ear to ear, "I never knew him keep any of you gentlemen so long.
He never leaves off making queer faces, and is the delight of all the rest, who grin from ear to ear incessantly.
 
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