Talk:smile
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic smile on
Chambers 1908 points out that a smile can also express slight contempt or disdain. Equinox ◑ 16:56, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
all smiles vs smile: pleasant appearance (often used in the plural)
[edit]an appearance of pleasure or approval (often used in the plural) They were all smiles when we left. Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:43, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
smile on
[edit]Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English and Collins Concise English Dictionary specify the preposition ON for such a meaning
[~ + on + object] to look at someone with favor Luck smiled on us that night.