- grin from ear to ear
- grin from ear to earFig. 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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — 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
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
