grin from ear to ear
idiom
: to grin very broadly
He was grinning from ear to ear so we knew he had good news to tell us.
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But somewhere, Connor McDavid is grinning from ear to ear, as the three-time Hart Trophy winner is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2025-26 season.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lily Collins grins from ear to ear while filming Emily In Paris season 5 on Aug. 23 in Venice.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Rumi was seen grinning from ear to ear while waving at the crowd at several points during the show.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
Mama and Baby Camden are doing great, and Daddy is grinning from ear to ear!
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
Watching my son swish down the mountain grinning from ear to ear was an amazing sight.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2025
Oh My! Understandably grinning from ear to ear were Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and others whose faces aren’t necessarily as familiar but who are equally influential in AI, tech more generally, and our overall lives even more broadly.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Just the mere idea of the Robinson-Phillips-Chubb trio made Weaver grin from ear to ear.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Lily Collins grins from ear to ear while filming Emily In Paris season 5 on Aug. 23 in Venice.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Rumi was seen grinning from ear to ear while waving at the crowd at several points during the show.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
Mama and Baby Camden are doing great, and Daddy is grinning from ear to ear!
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2025
Watching my son swish down the mountain grinning from ear to ear was an amazing sight.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2025
Oh My! Understandably grinning from ear to ear were Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and others whose faces aren’t necessarily as familiar but who are equally influential in AI, tech more generally, and our overall lives even more broadly.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Just the mere idea of the Robinson-Phillips-Chubb trio made Weaver grin from ear to ear.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Grin from ear to ear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grin%20from%20ear%20to%20ear. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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