be all smiles; beam with joy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to beam with joy; to be all smiles
Describes a person's joyful expression, often with the eyebrows relaxed and eyes smiling.
Tīng听
shuō说
ér儿
zi子
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
，
mā妈
ma妈
dùn顿
shí时
méi眉
kāi开
yǎn眼
xiào笑
。
Upon hearing her son got into a good university, his mother immediately beamed with joy.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
fā发
jiǎng奖
jīn金
de的
shí时
hou候
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
méi眉
kāi开
yǎn眼
xiào笑
。
When the boss handed out bonuses, everyone was all smiles.
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Kàn看
dào到
lǐ礼
wù物
，
xiǎo小
mèi妹
mei妹
méi眉
kāi开
yǎn眼
xiào笑
de地
pǎo跑
le了
guò过
lái来
。
Seeing the gift, the little sister ran over, grinning from ear to ear.