smile on/upon
phrasal verb
smiled on/upon; smiling on/upon; smiles on/upon
: to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
Fortune smiled upon us and we won the lottery.
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This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat.
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Leslie is determined to succeed — all with a smile on her face — with or without the support of her friends and colleagues (but preferably with).
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
Mosier loves putting a smile on people’s faces with her puppy.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Next to him, Harris had an electric smile on her face.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Leslie is determined to succeed — all with a smile on her face — with or without the support of her friends and colleagues (but preferably with).
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
Mosier loves putting a smile on people’s faces with her puppy.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Next to him, Harris had an electric smile on her face.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Smile on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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