all smiles

idiom

: happy and smiling
She was all smiles as she opened her birthday presents.

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All four were all smiles in the image, as one played a guitar. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 Bates' Matty Matlock is all smiles on the outside and fire on the inside, a type of character the veteran actress has no problem playing with aplomb. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Rodgers was also all smiles with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn, who personally made the decision to send him out of New York. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Tennis great Billie Jean King and former WTA CEO Stacey Allaster were all smiles in the stands for the mixed doubles competition. Kate Hogan, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all smiles

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“All smiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20smiles. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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