all smiles

idiom

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

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The 60-year-old model and Hollywood icon walked onto the set at 30 Rockefeller Center all smiles and waves until the time came to sit down at the table next to co-host Jenna Bush Hager. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 De Paul got it in stride, pushed it into the far corner of the net — and Messi went airborne to hop into his arms a few seconds later, all smiles. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025 In the carousel of photos, one picture is seen of the loving couple with all smiles, cheek-to-cheek, taking a selfie with soft autumn tones — yellow and orange foliage — in the background. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Prescott wasn't all smiles during the 31-28 victory, though. Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.

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