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smile on
Idioms and Phrases
Look with favor or approval on, as in The current administration smiles on anyone who gives it helpful publicity . [c. 1400]Example Sentences
A boot of the ball in the manager's technical area was a show of frustration, before he comically slipped with a smile on his face.
Freeman said after that game, “Walking up to the plate, my first-at bat today, hard not to have a smile on the inside.”
To showcase her big break, she tweaked a Hollywood tradition, placing an ad in Variety that invited readers to watch her “smile on ‘Star Trek.’”
Norman Powell grabbed his bag and placed it over his shoulder, a smile on his face, his huge night a primary reason why the Clippers had defeated the Denver Nuggets.
And for much of the next hour, Roberts traversed the diamond with a cigar in his hand, and a smile on his face.
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