be all smiles

be all smiles
иметь очень довольный вид, сиять

Lida had rushed to the door, all smiles, all welcome. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, booki I, ch. VII) — Лида поспешила к двери, расплывшись в гостеприимной улыбке.

I don't like Ali when he gets his female look. All smiles... He's out for somebody's blood, if I'm not mistaken. (B. Davidson, ‘Golden Horn’, ch. 8) — Мне не нравится у Али этот вид слащавой угодливости. Эта улыбка... Наверняка, жаждет чьей-то крови.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • all smiles — very happy. My boss has been all smiles lately, but I keep wondering why! …   New idioms dictionary

  • be all smiles — phrase to seem very happy or friendly The next day they were all smiles, as if the fight never happened. Thesaurus: to be, or to become happy or happiersynonym Main entry: smile * * * informal (of a person) look very cheerful and pleased, esp. in …   Useful english dictionary

  • be all smiles — to look very happy and friendly, especially when other people are not expecting you to. She spent the whole of yesterday shouting at people and yet this morning she s all smiles …   New idioms dictionary

  • be all smiles — to seem very happy or friendly The next day they were all smiles, as if the fight never happened …   English dictionary

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  • All smiles — very happy …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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  • all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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