all smiles

idiom

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

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The chambers appointed conference committee members, and hours of negotiations later, lawmakers were all smiles in announcing the compromise Monday. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 As the summer passing season moved into a high gear on Saturday with a tournament at Moorpark College, quarterback Gavin Gray of Agoura was all smiles. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 The pair were all smiles while out to dinner with friends at celebrity hotspot Via Carota in the West Village. Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 26 June 2025 The happy couple was all smiles on the carpet outside the DGA Theater Complex, laughing between snaps. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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