all smiles

idiom

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

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The two wrestling stars were all smiles in the stands for a selfie. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Gomez, all smiles, took to the red carpet in a shimmering satin pink-purple mini-dress with a matching extra-long shawl and pumps, styled simply with Effy drop diamond earrings. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 Despite the film’s heartbreaking subject matter, Eva Victor is all smiles during our interview. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025 That the people here are all flash and no substance, all smiles and no sincerity, as photogenic as the Pacific at sunset and as shallow as the Los Angeles River during one of our somehow constant historic droughts. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.

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