to smile at sth

  • 1smile — 1 /smaIl/ verb 1 (I) to have or make a smile on your face: smile at sb: Joanna was smiling at us in a friendly way. | Neil smiled to himself, thinking about how he had tricked them. 2 smile at sth to be amused by something, often without showing… …

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  • 2smile on somebody — ˈsmile on sb/sth derived (formal) if luck, etc. smiles on you, you are lucky or successful Main entry: ↑smilederived …

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  • 3smile on something — ˈsmile on sb/sth derived (formal) if luck, etc. smiles on you, you are lucky or successful Main entry: ↑smilederived …

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  • 4smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight …

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  • 5smile from ear to ear — grin/smile/from ear to ear phrase to smile a lot because you are very happy Thesaurus: to smilesynonym Main entry: ear * * * smile/grin/beam from ear to ˈear idiom to be smiling, etc. a lo …

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  • 6Drain STH — Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Grunge, Hard Rock Years active 1993 – 2000 Labels MVG Records, Mercury, Island Def Jam Music Group …

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  • 7ˌlight (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb 1) informal to light a cigarette 2) if someone s face or eyes light up, they express a strong emotion, usually happiness or excitement a smile that lit up her whole face[/ex] Antony s eyes lit up when Keiko walked into the room.[/ex] …

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  • 8wear — wear1 W1S1 [weə US wer] v past tense wore [wo: US wo:r] past participle worn [wo:n US wo:rn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your body)¦ 2¦(hair)¦ 3¦(damage)¦ 4 wear well 5¦(expression)¦ 6 something is wearing thin 7 wear the trousers …

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  • 9beam from ear to ear — smile/grin/beam from ear to ˈear idiom to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth Main entry: ↑earidiom …

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  • 10face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc …

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