smile on/upon
phrasal verb
smiled on/upon; smiling on/upon; smiles on/upon
: to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
Fortune smiled upon us and we won the lottery.
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Coach [Mike] Tomlin should have a smile on his face this morning because now your team has a chance to compete...
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The end of the 1-minute, 11-second clip shows Cruise safely returning to the ground with a smile on his face.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The first thing Connecticut Sun star Marina Mabrey did after leading the team to its first victory of the season over the Indiana Fever on Friday night was pull rookie Saniya Rivers into a hug with an ear-to-ear smile on her face.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Michelle, 61, had a beaming smile on her face and appeared to be enjoying her time with Barack, 63.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The end of the 1-minute, 11-second clip shows Cruise safely returning to the ground with a smile on his face.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The first thing Connecticut Sun star Marina Mabrey did after leading the team to its first victory of the season over the Indiana Fever on Friday night was pull rookie Saniya Rivers into a hug with an ear-to-ear smile on her face.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Michelle, 61, had a beaming smile on her face and appeared to be enjoying her time with Barack, 63.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 28 May 2025
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“Smile on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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