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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Smile
Hello everyone!:)
I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me".
This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?
I've got another question, "all smiles" is an idiom, isn't it? Is it, "smiles" or "smile"? Maybe when the subject is in plural we should use "smiles" and when the subject is in singular "smile"?
- The children were all smiles when they saw the ice creams.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me".
This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?
I've got another question, "all smiles" is an idiom, isn't it? Is it, "smiles" or "smile"? Maybe when the subject is in plural we should use "smiles" and when the subject is in singular "smile"?
- The children were all smiles when they saw the ice creams.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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:) I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me". This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all? I've got another question, "all smiles" is an idiom, isn't it?
- :) I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me".
- This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?
- I've got another question, "all smiles" is an idiom, isn't it?
- Is it, "smiles" or "smile"?
- Maybe when the subject is in plural we should use "smiles" and when the subject is in singular "smile"?
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PuccaHello everyone!:)
I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me".
This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?
I've got another question, "all smiles" is an idiom, isn't it? Is i
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So, the idioms is "To be all smiles".
Is there any other idiom related to "smiles"? Would "He had a smile from an ear to the other" make sense?
Thank you for your answer, Philip!:)
Is there any other idiom related to "smiles"? Would "He had a smile from an ear to the other" make sense?
Thank you for your answer, Philip!:)
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Oh yes, you can smile or grin from ear to ear. Usually I see "grin" with this more than "smile."
All smiles can have to do with an attidude as well as an expression on your face, though. He seemed so angry at our meeting, but after lunch he was all smiles.
All smiles can have to do with an attidude as well as an expression on your face, though. He seemed so angry at our meeting, but after lunch he was all smiles.
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Grammar GeekAll smiles can have to do with an attidude as well as an expression on your face, though.I'm not sure I understood it, do you think you can explain it again, Barb?
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You can say "He was all smiles" to mean "he was agreeable, he was pleasant, he was in a good mood" -- even if he was not actually smiling a lot. I think this is what Barb had in mind -- although I think it would be odd to say if someone was not smiling at least a little bit!
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Aha, so the appearance sometimes can fool us!:)
Thanks for the explanation, Khoff!
Thanks for the explanation, Khoff!
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Well, I just mean he doesn't have to be grinning like an idiot without stop to be "all smiles." You have give someone a cheerful smile and then just maintain a sunny or pleasant disposition and be considered to be "all smiles" that day.
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