smile (redirected from is all smiles)

crack a smile

to grin; to smile. I was tellin' my best jokes, but Jim never cracked a smile. She looked surprised, and then cracked a big, beautiful smile.

See also: crack

flash a smile (at someone)

Fig. to smile quickly and perhaps briefly at someone. She flashed a smile at me as if she recognized me.

See also: flash

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.

See also: ear, grin

Keep smiling.

a good-bye phrase encouraging someone to have good spirits. John: Things are really getting tough. Sue: Well, just keep smiling. Things will get better. Bill: What a day! I'm exhausted and depressed. Bob: Not to worry. Keep smiling. Things will calm down.

See also: keep

put a smile on someone's face

Fig. to please someone; to make someone happy. We are going to give Andy a pretty good raise, and I know that'll put a smile on his face. The surprise birthday party really put a smile on my dad's face.

See also: face, put

smile (up)on someone or something

to bestow approval on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Fate has smiled upon me at last! I wish good luck would smile on me.

smile at someone

to make a smiling face at someone. I love the way you smile at me. I am glad you smile at me occasionally.

smile on someone or something

to be favorable to someone or something. Fate smiled on me and I got the job. Lady luck smiled on our venture and we made a profit.

smile when you say that

Inf. I will interpret that remark as a joke or as kidding. John: You're a real pain in the neck. Bob: Smile when you say that. Sue: I'm going to bop you on the head! John: Smile when you say that!

See also: say

smiling like a Cheshire cat

Fig. smiling very broadly. (Alludes to a grinning cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.) There he stood, smiling like a Cheshire cat, waiting for his weekly pay.

See also: cat, Cheshire, like

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be all smiles

to look very happy and friendly, especially when other people are not expecting you to She spent the whole of yesterday shouting at people and yet this morning she's all smiles.

crack a smile  (informal)

to smile, especially when you do not feel like smiling (usually negative) The man barely cracked a smile at his friend's joke.

See also: crack

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.

See also: ear, grin

wipe the smile off somebody's face

to make someone feel less happy or confident, especially someone who is annoying you because they think they are very clever Tell him you saw Helena at the cinema with another guy - that should wipe the smile off his face.

See wipe the floor with

See also: face, wipe

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all smiles

very happy My boss has been all smiles lately, but I keep wondering why!

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.

See also: ear, grin

wipe the smile off your face also wipe that smile off your face

to stop looking happy or pleased You'll feel so good, you won't be able to wipe the smile off your face.

See also: face, wipe