smile from ear to ear

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Noun

smile from ear to ear (plural smiles from ear to ear)

1. (idiomatic) A large smile.

Translations

large smile

• Finnish: hymy kuin Hangon keksillä
• French: sourire jusqu’aux oreilles (fr) m
• Hungarian: fülig ér a szája
• Portuguese: sorriso de uma orelha a outra m
• Russian: улыба́ться до уше́й impf (ulybátʹsja do ušéj)
• Spanish: sonrisa de oreja a oreja f

Verb

smile from ear to ear (third-person singular simple present smiles from ear to ear, present participle smiling from ear to ear, simple past and past participle smiled from ear to ear)

1. (idiomatic) To smile widely or expressively; to be in a state of great happiness.

   Synonyms: grin from ear to ear, grin like a Cheshire cat

Translations

to smile widely

• Finnish: hymyillä kuin Hangon keksi
• French: sourire à pleines dents (fr)
• Polish: uśmiechać się od ucha do ucha impf, uśmiechnąć się od ucha do ucha pf
• Turkish: ağzı kulaklarına varmak (tr)