- grin from ear to ear
- grin/smile from ear to ear
to look extremely happy.
We've had a fantastic response,' he said, grinning from ear to ear.
(usually in continuous tenses)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
grin from ear to ear
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grin 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 * * * grin (or smile) from ear to ear smile broadly * * * … Useful english dictionary
grin 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 … New idioms dictionary
grin/smile from ear to ear — to smile widely : to have a big smile on your face He was grinning from ear to ear. • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
smile 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 … Useful english dictionary
smile from ear to ear — grin/smile from ear to ear to look extremely happy. We ve had a fantastic response, he said, grinning from ear to ear. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
beam 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 … Useful english dictionary
grin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, Cheshire (AmE), Cheshire cat, huge, large, wide ▪ faint, feeble … Collocations dictionary
grin — grin1 [grın] v [i]past tense and past participle grinned present participle grinning [: Old English; Origin: grennian] 1.) to smile widely grin at ▪ She grinned at me, her eyes sparkling. grin broadly/widely ▪ He walked out of the … Dictionary of contemporary English
grin — grin1 [ grın ] verb intransitive ** to smile showing your teeth: grin at: Ruth grinned at him as she waved good bye. grin and bear it to accept a difficult situation without complaining or showing how you feel grin from ear to ear to smile a very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grin — 1 verb (I) grinned, grinning 1 to smile widely: Grinning sheepishly, James admitted he was seeing Sue. (+ at): Stop grinning at me, you stupid jackass! (+ with): grinning with delight | grin from ear to ear (=grin very widely) 2 grin and bear it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
