smile on sth/sb
literary — phrasal verb with smile /smaɪl/ verbDefinition
› to feel positive about something or someone, or to treat them in a very positive way: The government began to smile on small businesses when it realized that they were the key to economic growth.figurative The gods smiled on us and we had brilliant sunshine throughout the day.Liking
(Definition of smile on sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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smelt verb 2
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smelter noun
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smidge noun
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smidgen noun
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smile noun
- smile on sth/sb phrasal verb
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smile verb
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smiley adjective
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smiley noun
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smiling adjective
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smilingly adverb
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Synonyms and related words:
- adore verb (LOVE)
- affection noun
- approve verb (HAVE A GOOD OPINION)
- are/make a hit with idiom
- attached adjective
- attachment noun (FEELING OF LOVE)
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- dig verb (APPROVE)
- fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
- go a bundle on sth idiom
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb phrasal verb
- grow on sb phrasal verb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- predilection noun
- prize verb (REWARD)
- proclivity noun
- protective adjective
- smitten adjective
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