SMILE


Meaning of SMILE in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a nervous smile/laugh/giggle

‘It doesn’t matter,’ she said, with a nervous smile.

a nod/smile/glance/look of approval

‘You’ve thought of everything,’ she said with a smile of approval.

a quizzical look/expression/smile

He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face.

a smile of welcome

His wrinkled face broke into a smile of welcome.

a smile/grin/frown on sb’s face

There was a mischievous grin on her face.

He was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.

a smile/sigh/look of satisfaction

He allowed himself a little smile of satisfaction.

a toothless smile/grin

He gave us a toothless grin.

an amused smile/look/expression etc

an approving nod/glance/smile etc

an embarrassed smile/laugh/grin

Lucy gave an embarrassed smile and looked down at her feet.

apologetic smile

She gave me an apologetic smile .

cheerful voice/smile/manner etc

‘I’m Robyn,’ she said with a cheerful smile.

It does me good to see a cheerful face.

cheery smile

She gave me a cheery smile .

confident smile/voice/manner etc

He began to read in a calm confident voice.

conspiratorial whisper/smile/wink etc

Britta gave him a conspiratorial smile.

crooked smile/grin

His lips curled into a crooked smile.

diffident manner/smile/voice etc

engaging smile

an engaging smile

enigmatic smile/expression etc

gap-toothed smile/grin

gentle voice/smile/touch

‘Where does it hurt?’ she asked in a gentle voice.

give a smile/laugh/grin/frown/yawn etc

She gave a little frown.

Joel gave me a smile as I walked in.

He gave her a big hug.

happy/smiling

Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.

infectious smile

an infectious smile

knowing smile

She exchanged a knowing smile with her mother.

malevolent look/stare/smile etc

He gave her a dark, malevolent look.

manage to smile/speak/laugh etc

‘Why do you hate me so much?’ he managed to say.

mischievous smile/look etc

Gabby looked at him with a mischievous grin.

radiant smile

a radiant smile

return sb’s smile

Mark returned her smile.

sarcastic manner/smile/laugh etc

‘I thought so,’ she said with a sarcastic smile.

secret smile

There was a secret smile on her face.

set smile/teeth/jaw

‘Damn you,’ he said through set teeth.

shamefaced smile/grin

smile on...lips

Matt opened the door with a smile on his lips .

smiled sheepishly

She smiled sheepishly .

smiled warmly

Jack smiled warmly .

smug expression/look/face/smile etc

‘I knew I’d win,’ she said with a smug smile.

sour look/face/smile etc

Eliza was tall and thin, with a rather sour face.

stifle a yawn/smile/grin etc

I tried to stifle my laughter.

triumphant look/smile/expression etc

a triumphant grin

watery smile

She gave him a watery smile .

weak smile

He managed a weak smile .

wear a smile/frown/grin etc

His face wore a welcoming smile.

wide smile/grin

As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.

winning smile

a winning smile

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

again

She smiled again , and turned her face into his shoulder, inhaling his scent.

The man in front smiled again , slightly.

He smiled again , and then was gone, off in pursuit of Tony who had started moving again.

They took formal portraits of the two leaders side by side in wingback chairs, smiling again .

His inability to explain makes him smile again .

On Boxing Day her family was able to smile again when she gave birth to a son whom she has named Manus.

She smiled again , which Mark again returned, even though he was not in the running.

broadly

She smiles broadly when her name is called.

Neville smiled broadly and turned towards the pumps.

He tiptoed closer, smiling broadly , waiting for Suzanne to spot him.

But even here the gods appeared to be smiling broadly on Morse's enterprise.

They approached each other without hesitation, shook hands as if they were close friends and smiled broadly .

You either had it or you didn't, thought Trevor Magee, smiling broadly to himself.

I saw that dumb interpreter smiling broadly .

down

Behind him, Paxton's body lay amongst the frozen dancers and entertainers smiling down blankly as if welcoming him.

Gazing up at the kindly, apple-cheeked face smiling down at him, Hilary suddenly made up his mind.

For her sake, Langford walked slowly, smiling down like a fond young father.

Then she met his eyes as he smiled down at her, and she knew instinctively that all would be well.

A chap with short brown hair was smiling down at me.

In that brief fragment of time he smiled down at me.

thinly

She looked at Hitch and smiled thinly , wetting her lips slightly with the tip of her tongue.

I think I smiled thinly , however, because he was.

She smiled thinly and ran her index finger over the Biro scribble.

I think she smiled thinly , said little, and later put the brush in a drawer.

He smiled thinly and motioned the tall man back.

Shiona smiled thinly , but refrained from voicing her suspicions out loud.

Wilson smiled thinly at that bit.

Carol smiled thinly in response and picked at the piece of toast on her plate.

warmly

Once Chuck turned and grinned delightedly at her as he paused to mop his brow, and she smiled warmly back.

She babbled a lot and smiled warmly at her parents and the babysitter.

Next to him, Rose Mary, his wife and my good friend, smiled warmly .

He looked at us and smiled warmly .

■ VERB

manage

Meanwhile, left, battling Wedgwood Barlaston manage to smile in gracious defeat.

nod

He nodded and smiled , not reaching for the carrier-bag, waiting for Stephen to hold it out to him.

The man nodded , smiling faintly.

Lawrence was nodding , smiling happily.

He seldom nods or smiles at the small minority of white and black independents.

He nodded and smiled , but he kept moving.

And Philip would nod and smile .

Little Billy nodded and smiled , and he could swear Swan nodded and smiled back at him.

Polly poked me in the ribs and I nodded at her and smiled .

try

Bob looked quickly away, trying not to smile .

Mr Tuck grinned at him, and he tried to smile back.

He tried to smile at her.

I tried to smile back, but my face that day was curiously stiff.

Now he tried to smile a discreet and ironic little smile.

He tried to smile , but it was difficult.

I tried to smile as I passed by her.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be all smiles/innocence/sweetness etc

And the sporty victim herself was all smiles, too.

But the next day Zara and Johnson were all smiles as they enjoyed a day out at a pub.

Fakhru was all smiles and had his son by the throat.

In the resulting calm Tam and his brother resurfaced and were all smiles.

Instead, this way, they were all innocence, all planning.

When he entered the kitchen, bringing a great gust of cold air with him, he was all smiles.

Your eyes are all innocence, but your lips are pure fire.

broad smile/grin

meaningful look/glance/smile etc

All he could produce was a stiff upper lip, while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors.

Benjamin indicated with meaningful glances at me that this stark, sombre evening was such an appropriate time.

But this time he drew out his knife and showed it to me with a meaningful glance.

Lots of meaningful glances and repressed passion as only the Victorians knew how.

They exchanged meaningful glances from time to time - and it was apparent that his brother was as troubled as he by the disturbing events.

pitying look/smile/glance

The other smiled at him a pitying smile.

sly smile/glance/wink etc

All those gloating women looking down into his grave, whispering their sisterly secrets behind their sly smiles.

By his sly smile, I think this is the one he intended.

He was relieved when he saw Earnhardt's trademark sly smile.

Herbie's face had also lit in a sly smile as Mary had passed.

Magrat took her seat and, to Agnes's amazement, gave her a sly wink.

Mitchell was shocked to see the man signaling him with sly winks.

Wickham saw Marshall's sly smile and understood what he was thinking.

smile/grin broadly

Eventually he turns to me smiling broadly .

Li Yuan grinned broadly , enjoying himself.

Neville smiled broadly and turned towards the pumps.

She smiles broadly when her name is called.

The man took a well-timed opportunity to smile broadly , a smile that said everything if one knew how to read.

They approached each other without hesitation, shook hands as if they were close friends and smiled broadly .

smile/grin etc from ear to ear

Father smiled from ear to ear, and he and I both ate like fiends.

He was grinning from ear to ear and pointing his finger up to the flies.

Randolph, smiling from ear to ear, quickly dressed into warm clothes and set out towards the toy factory.

Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.

the ghost of a smile/sound etc

toothy smile/grin

Bafflingly for Barry, his hairy chest, toothy grin and even his ale and hearty tum couldn't win her over.

He gave her a wide toothy grin, and immediately realized it was exactly the wrong approach.

He is small for his age with large brown eyes, a toothy smile, sloping shoulders and a readiness to please.

Her son holding his head beside the big carved pumpkin, mimicking a wide, toothy grin.

Mike Dawson was sitting at a dead computer, strumming the keyboard and offering a toothy smile to an invisible audience.

The toothy grin of this naturally modest farmer's son was less than villainous at the finish.

The vessel features Major giving a toothy grin, considerably broader than the one on the Thatcher mug.

Those who remembered him with his barrow recalled a cheerful, toothy smile, an infectious, confidence-inspiring laugh.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

'Stop worrying, you look very nice,' she smiled reassuringly.

"I knew you'd come," she smiled.

a roomful of smiling children

He can make people smile just by walking into a room.

He winked, and she smiled back at him.

Kathy couldn't help smiling as the children came back into the room.

My father rarely smiled.

She smiled and said, "Good morning.''

She smiled broadly when her name was called.

The twins turned and smiled at each other, sharing a private joke.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He smiled nervously looking around the room, moving restlessly in his seat.

He smiled with cool amusement, his lower lip pushed out.

He walked beside her and she knew he was still smiling.

She smiled, with her tired light brown eyes and then with her whole face.

So Hamilton vowed to keep smiling, no matter what.

They had stopped smiling because it wasn't necessary to pretend any more.

We smiled feebly and refrained from attempting any further communication with these introspective folk.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

apologetic

Bernice flashed an apologetic smile to the Doctor, and turned towards the young couple.

big

Coming towards him, big smile freezing fast, was this Julie Christie lookalike in Fringed Suede.

He came into the bus station wearing jeans and a big smile .

He sat on it with the two little girls and gave them a big smile .

They need parents to be persistent with animated faces and big smiles before they can really tune in.

I still had tears in my eyes, but I had a big smile on my face too.

Robbie would give a big smile .

Anna smiles her biggest smile of the day.

He had this big smile on his face.

brief

With a brief , tremulous smile at Melissa, she trailed meekly behind him.

Blagg had tried a brief smile when Maxim flashed the torch on himself for identification, but didn't speak.

Rachel allowed herself a brief smile at such youthfulness.

As she stepped out on to the deck, Nathan gave her a brief smile .

The handshake with which she had greeted him had been cool and firm and her brief smile was surprisingly attractive.

A brief complacent smile lightened his face and he licked his mouth.

bright

With her bouffant hairdo, elaborate plumage, gushing charm and bright smile she is a caricature of a countess.

Angie Costello came first to mind, a bright lipsticked smile above a striped blue apron.

Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's bright smile and bid farewell to the genial innkeepers.

He was looking at them in turn with his bright smile .

His eyes were bright , his smile false.

When we heard the wedding march begin, we all rose in unison and turned with our bright , expectant smiles .

confident

Christina found she was still staring as if mesmerized at Stein's confident smile .

His confident smile turns into a forced grin.

Finally she lifted her head and gave a confident smile .

Stephen's confident smile never flickered.

Marc didn't miss her response, but gave a confident smile at the accuracy of his remark.

She had forgotten the compulsion of his confident smile , the total assurance he carried everywhere he went.

faint

He could not resist a faint smile creeping over his face.

Standing there, with his faint , faint smile and eyes that understand things so quickly.

She was in the doorway, watching him with a faint smile on her face.

They had already spoken, so this time Mrs Darne only smiled and Alice managed a faint smile back.

Hayley stared at her, and a faint smile started.

The priest Tavalouze stood looking at Lucien with a faint smile on his face, but said nothing.

A faint , ironic smile touched her lips.

gentle

The man smiled a wry but gentle smile and beckoned me in.

She answered all my questions with a gentle smile and an air of long-suffering patience.

Thinking about it and its possible implications, he drifted into a fitful doze, a gentle smile on his face.

A gentle smile spread over her face, unnoticed beneath her mask.

I felt a little stupid but at least it elicited a gentle smile .

It had been a present from the colonel - to keep her company, he'd insisted with his gentle smile .

little

And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile .

And Katie would give a smug little smile and then whisper about it half the night.

After being asked a question, she just sits there and delivers with a little smile and a little animation.

They only gazed back at us with eerie little smiles .

They have a little bounce and a little smile on their faces with some confidence.

Now he tried to smile a discreet and ironic little smile.

Alice returned a little half smile familiar to Mattie, conveying that she was feeling good and guilty about it too.

nervous

She glanced at her brother sitting beside her and managed a weak, nervous smile .

She smiled slightly, a nervous smile that held kindliness.

The man, middle-aged, wearing a suit, complied with a nervous smile .

quick

Her movements seemed more jittery, and her quick smile during the introductions looked forced.

She gives me a quick smile , then returns to her tomatoes.

He looked sidelong at her with a quick smile , and she frowned and nodded his attention quickly towards the stranger.

I nodded and gave a quick , reassuring smile .

As he stepped past Carson he gave a quick , tight smile of acknowledgement.

He had a quick smile , smooth skin and a booming fascination with his own anatomy.

A nod, a quick smile .

She set the mugs down and gave me a quick smile on her way out.

radiant

The nurse brought Michael a cup of tea and he thanked her, giving her one of his radiant smiles .

Courtiers who had come to expect her barely to acknowledge them were suddenly treated to radiant smiles and cheerful banter.

Passing the window, he saw Olivia Davenport, muffled in fur, approach Hoppy with a radiant smile .

sad

Hearing her praises lavishly extolled, she gave a sad , wry smile and returned to Terry's room to clear up.

He looked up with a sad smile .

Is Lily's sad smile as familiar as the sight of the other couples?

Paul sat beside her, utterly still, a small, sad smile on his face.

Do the others have anything to do with Lily's sad smile ?

He was smiling , but it was a sad smile.

secret

He had been watching Cardiff, and now that infuriating secret smile registered again.

He smiles a few secret smiles and shakes his head when Anne and Millie look at him.

His secret smile that just exposed his teeth.

Was there a secret smile hovering about his mouth?

Then Miss Foley, the Director's secretary, calm and self-possessed, wearing always that secret smile .

slight

He leaned back in the chair, a slight smile playing on his lips.

A slight smile curved her mouth, relaxing the rigidity of her body.

She looks at him with a slight smile .

He gives her an angry look, shakes his head, then lets his mouth loosen into a slight smile .

A slight smile now, and a walk that was both casual and wary; cat-like.

The muscles in his face were relaxed, and there was a slight Buddha smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

Miss Jarman stood back, a slight smile on her raddled face.

Usually his parishioners listened to his lectures with a slight smile , an engaged expression.

slow

A slow smile , almost sad.

Cutty smiled his slow smile that expressed no joy.

He moved with a delicacy that emphasised his power, and he had a slow smile and a gentle handshake.

He had a pretty good idea of what she must look like: wise fine eyes, a slow disarming smile .

A slow smile spread across his face as he realized that it must be Ace with the Marines.

He smiled that long, slow , sarcastic smile, but he didn't retaliate.

Roman's slow smile was infinitely sardonic.

A slow smile spreads over her lips.

sly

Herbie's face had also lit in a sly smile as Mary had passed.

He was relieved when he saw Earnhardt's trademark sly smile .

Wickham saw Marshall's sly smile and understood what he was thinking.

By his sly smile , I think this is the one he intended.

All those gloating women looking down into his grave, whispering their sisterly secrets behind their sly smiles .

A sly little smile spread across his lips.

He had a sly , scornful smile on his face as he took my measure.

small

Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.

There she wept and fought to compose herself before returning to the parlor with a small , pinched smile .

She looked at Graham, not smiling , then her lips trembled and a small smile did appear.

A small smile lit her lips.

He saw me without surprise, with a small smile , almost a grimace, on his face.

Woods, for the first time, smiled a small smile.

Sweetheart was standing in the kitchen with a small satisfied smile on her face.

As he pulled back the perspex canopy he permitted himself a small smile at Stallen, whom he knew.

smug

And Katie would give a smug little smile and then whisper about it half the night.

I close the window again with a smug smile on my face, and wait for the next battalion of eager buzzers.

sweet

But she had the prettiest face and the sweetest smile you've ever seen.

A face devoid of guile, the sweetest smile I've ever seen.

She returned the greeting with a sweet smile .

Her sweet smile became sweeter and wider.

She was not beautiful, but she had big, kind brown eyes and a sweet smile .

tight

I just smiled a tight smile.

John permitted himself a tight smile as he darted through the Strand's morning traffic.

The blonde struck a pose and fixed a tight smile on her immaculately made-up face.

She gives him a tight smile and wrinkles her nose.

As he stepped past Carson he gave a quick, tight smile of acknowledgement.

Only Jennifer White Dove replied to his greeting, with a tight smile .

The elderly lady looked up through her miasma of smoke and pinched her face into a tight little smile .

There was a tight smile on her lips.

warm

Sunshine, warm smiles and a skyline of gently rounded peaks dressed in verdant green meadows and lush forests.

She glanced up at Mel with a warm smile and a look of pleasure.

However nervous she may have felt inside, her warm smile and unaffected manner were a photographer's delight.

George said with a warm smile .

A beautiful Philippino nurse with a warm smile slid out of - as we slid into - a small office.

She tipped the basket towards the girls and smiled a wide, warm smile at the two men.

He gave her a warm smile in spite of everything.

There were warm family smiles all round that made me hate myself even more.

weak

She glanced at her brother sitting beside her and managed a weak , nervous smile .

Bob gives me a weak smile .

Instead he gave a weak smile and fingered the locket, through the cloth of his lapels.

He gives me a weak smile , the smile of a ma1n who knows he has been a fool.

She gave me a weak smile and a fluttery little wave.

She met his eyes in the mirror and summoned up a weak , unconvincing smile .

He gave me a weak smile and hiked his chest protector up to his nose.

wide

Paul looked surprised to receive a wide smile of welcome from Stephen when he entered the office.

Then she smiled the wide smile which lifted her ears toward her hair.

Mandru was staring right at him, a wide smile stretching his face into ropes of muscle.

She tipped the basket towards the girls and smiled a wide , warm smile at the two men.

He breaks into a wide smile , and a dried bogie snowflakes from his nose down to the ground.

The guy laughed, wide smile dotted with gold teeth.

He put the receiver back and created, forcing his lips to perform, a wide smile .

Jill looked at the girls behind the bar with a wide white smile and sat down beside Converse.

winning

Vote winning smiles as Christine Ellsmore, Designer, meets the trio.

Her winning smile or her pretty blonde hair?

Invariably, Charles greets you with a good word and a winning smile .

wry

Little Nemo falling out of his bed at the end of every strip still brings a wry smile .

And Judge Lawrence Verney allowed himself a wry little smile .

But these, she reflected with a wry smile , were desperate times.

What a Christmas party she thought, with a wry little smile .

Suddenly, Lydia's mouth twisted in a wry smile , her eyes holding a spark of understanding.

Growing older, she decided with a wry smile , had its advantages.

That's the flneur, caught in the spotlight, blushing perhaps but with a wry smile playing around his lips.

He listened patiently, with a wry smile .

■ VERB

break

He breaks into a wide smile , and a dried bogie snowflakes from his nose down to the ground.

The fellow's yellow, wizened face broke into a sharp-toothed smile .

The faces of the twins, softer editions of her own, turned towards her questioningly then broke into shy smiles .

Once he had finished the prior nodded and his granite face broke into a thin smile .

His face broke into a smile .

Beneath him in the dark of the pillow he could feel the shape of her face breaking into a smile .

bring

Little Nemo falling out of his bed at the end of every strip still brings a wry smile .

Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.

Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about.

The thought brought a smile to his face.

It adds to the exhilaration, bringing a smile rather than a frown.

But yesterday, the Daily Post brought a smile back to her face by arranging a special meeting with Mrs Jones.

He and Stapleton can associate to their hearts' content and that's something to bring a smile to his face.

She invented a hundred little things to make him happy, to bring a smile to his face.

flash

Vic hoots impatiently at the barrier; the security man's face appears at the window and flashes an ingratiating smile .

The wiry Estrada flashes a partially capped smile as she gratefully recalls her first maquila job twisting electrical wires with latex-tipped fingers.

The engine fired on the fourth kick and he flashed her a victorious smile .

She flashes a crooked smile , the one she says makes her look like Popeye the Sailor.

Back on the ship afterwards, she flashed the smile one more time - and then whisked away to her own cabin.

Tia Flor confides to Yolanda, flashing her famous smile .

Catching Stella watching him he flashed her an extravagant smile .

He hands them over, and you flash an uncomfortable smile .

force

He forced an acid smile and held up two fingers.

He forces a smile , and Beulah smiles back.

The man turned out to be Alan Stewart, the comedian, who managed to force a smile as Roy apologised.

The girls forced smiles as they had been taught, but Sandi, in revenge, also crossed her eyes.

I forced a smile and then turned and fled to my room.

I forced a smile on seeing him.

give

If only he could unbend and relax, even give a genuine smile or make a pleasantry.

He looked up and gave me a half smile .

A few yards away, Anthea Darnell was just rising, giving Lee a charming smile .

He gave me a hesitant smile .

Marie comes back in and gives me a smile .

He gives me a weak smile , the smile of a ma1n who knows he has been a fool.

Tabitha gave her a wintry smile .

He gave me a weak smile and hiked his chest protector up to his nose.

manage

They had already spoken, so this time Mrs Darne only smiled and Alice managed a faint smile back.

He managed a pained smile , looking up at her.

The man turned out to be Alan Stewart, the comedian, who managed to force a smile as Roy apologised.

Miguel managed a smile , despite the sting.

Tweed put an affectionate hand on Paula's neck and she managed a wan smile .

It was one of the rare occasions when the Colonel managed a smile .

We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.

raise

Hardly a barrel of laughs but it might raise a few smiles .

I can raise a smile - even on a difficult day 14.

return

He allowed several moments to pass before daring to return her smile .

Alice returned a little half smile familiar to Mattie, conveying that she was feeling good and guilty about it too.

She returned his smile as she stepped inside the office, glancing across at Scott's desk.

Sethe returned the smiles she got.

She did not return the smile .

But everybody was in a good mood that morning, and his apologies were returned with a smile .

Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's bright smile and bid farewell to the genial innkeepers.

None of them returned her smile .

wear

The author's face wears a witch's smile of appreciation.

I look like I have been pressed into this against my wishes though I wear a phony smile .

Her dead body wears the smile of accomplishment.

The city wears a smile , and the arts that endure are valued.

He was content there; he wore a wearied smile .

Meh'Lindi wore a mildly blissful smile which vanished as she came alert again.

The figures on the west still wear the archaic smile .

His face wore that same enigmatic smile , but he did not speak.

wipe

Then a bomb blast devastated the theatre and wiped away her smile of anticipation.

Then, surprisingly, some one else wiped the smile off his face.

To have these hostages to fortune wipes the smile from many a woman's face.

No use permitting the prophets of doom to wipe all the smiles away.

They all had to wipe the smiles off their faces when she came striding through the door.

He could not wipe the smile off his face.

But on the road they're likely to wipe the smile from your face after just a few miles.

She'd wipe the smile off that Count's face for him.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be all smiles/innocence/sweetness etc

And the sporty victim herself was all smiles, too.

But the next day Zara and Johnson were all smiles as they enjoyed a day out at a pub.

Fakhru was all smiles and had his son by the throat.

In the resulting calm Tam and his brother resurfaced and were all smiles.

Instead, this way, they were all innocence, all planning.

When he entered the kitchen, bringing a great gust of cold air with him, he was all smiles.

Your eyes are all innocence, but your lips are pure fire.

be wreathed in smiles

The next day, Emily came to work wreathed in smiles.

Their dark faces were wreathed in smiles but there was a certain stillness in the eyes.

break into a smile/a song/applause etc

bring a smile to sb's lips/face

He and Stapleton can associate to their hearts' content and that's something to bring a smile to his face.

It brought a smile to her lips.

Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about.

She invented a hundred little things to make him happy, to bring a smile to his face.

The thought brought a smile to his face.

Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.

We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.

broad smile/grin

crack a smile

flash a smile/glance/look etc (at sb)

But spirited Patsy flashed a look of encouragement at him.

Zak flashed a glance at the crew, saw me and gave me a thumbs-up sign.

force a smile/laugh etc

He forces a smile, and Beulah smiles back.

I forced a smile and then turned and fled to my room.

I forced a smile on seeing him.

The girls forced smiles as they had been taught, but Sandi, in revenge, also crossed her eyes.

The man turned out to be Alan Stewart, the comedian, who managed to force a smile as Roy apologised.

manage a few words/a smile etc

meaningful look/glance/smile etc

All he could produce was a stiff upper lip, while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors.

Benjamin indicated with meaningful glances at me that this stark, sombre evening was such an appropriate time.

But this time he drew out his knife and showed it to me with a meaningful glance.

Lots of meaningful glances and repressed passion as only the Victorians knew how.

They exchanged meaningful glances from time to time - and it was apparent that his brother was as troubled as he by the disturbing events.

pitying look/smile/glance

The other smiled at him a pitying smile.

raise a smile

I can raise a smile - even on a difficult day 14.

sly smile/glance/wink etc

All those gloating women looking down into his grave, whispering their sisterly secrets behind their sly smiles.

By his sly smile, I think this is the one he intended.

He was relieved when he saw Earnhardt's trademark sly smile.

Herbie's face had also lit in a sly smile as Mary had passed.

Magrat took her seat and, to Agnes's amazement, gave her a sly wink.

Mitchell was shocked to see the man signaling him with sly winks.

Wickham saw Marshall's sly smile and understood what he was thinking.

smile/grin broadly

Eventually he turns to me smiling broadly .

Li Yuan grinned broadly , enjoying himself.

Neville smiled broadly and turned towards the pumps.

She smiles broadly when her name is called.

The man took a well-timed opportunity to smile broadly , a smile that said everything if one knew how to read.

They approached each other without hesitation, shook hands as if they were close friends and smiled broadly .

smile/grin etc from ear to ear

Father smiled from ear to ear, and he and I both ate like fiends.

He was grinning from ear to ear and pointing his finger up to the flies.

Randolph, smiling from ear to ear, quickly dressed into warm clothes and set out towards the toy factory.

Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.

the ghost of a smile/sound etc

throw sb a look/glance/smile etc

And that made Hanson throw a mean look.

Ezra threw Morrill a look of utter disbelief and shook his head.

He dropped his hand, he threw a look right, then left.

He ignored her and threw a hard look at me: I better not tell.

He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder.

I gasped at her beauty and, like the rest, threw envious glances at her most fortunate husband.

Mark, too, could be thrown a second glance every now and then.

The nurse was aware of her humiliation and kept throwing sympathetic glances.

toothy smile/grin

Bafflingly for Barry, his hairy chest, toothy grin and even his ale and hearty tum couldn't win her over.

He gave her a wide toothy grin, and immediately realized it was exactly the wrong approach.

He is small for his age with large brown eyes, a toothy smile, sloping shoulders and a readiness to please.

Her son holding his head beside the big carved pumpkin, mimicking a wide, toothy grin.

Mike Dawson was sitting at a dead computer, strumming the keyboard and offering a toothy smile to an invisible audience.

The toothy grin of this naturally modest farmer's son was less than villainous at the finish.

The vessel features Major giving a toothy grin, considerably broader than the one on the Thatcher mug.

Those who remembered him with his barrow recalled a cheerful, toothy smile, an infectious, confidence-inspiring laugh.

wipe the smile/grin off sb's face

I'd like to wipe that stupid grin off your face.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

'Hi,' said Sophie, with the most radiant smile I have ever seen.

"How's it going?" Maya asked with a smile .

Barry gave the old lady a warm smile .

He fell asleep with a contented smile on his face.

Helga has a lovely smile .

Johnny's broad smile changed slowly to a frown.

Juan had a wide smile on his face.

She's really happy for me; she has a big smile on her face.

She clapped her hands and broke into one of her huge smiles.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

After a while, Corbett nodded, handed over a few coins and left, his face wreathed in a complacent smile .

Her smile had been faintly wicked, as though she had been wondering what might be his reaction.

Such a wicked, wicked smile .

The captain came in from the wing of the bridge with a hint of a smile on his usually rather stern face.

The face was ugly but the inquiring smile kind.

The sick smile that Odilo sported throughout his wedding day seems, in retrospect, all too appropriate.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.