a cheerful grin

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• cheerful — adjective 1 behaving in a way that shows you are happy, for example by smiling or being very friendly: Despite feeling ill, she managed to keep cheerful. | a cheerful grin/smile/face (=showing that you are happy): Nancy gave me a cheerful grin… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cheerful — cheer|ful [ tʃırfl ] adjective * 1. ) behaving in a happy friendly way: Stephen was a cheerful, affectionate child. I ll do everything I can to help you, she said with a cheerful grin. Paula seemed to be her usual cheerful self. 2. ) making you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cheerful */ — UK [ˈtʃɪə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃɪrf(ə)l] adjective 1) behaving in a happy friendly way Stephen was a cheerful, affectionate child. I ll do everything I can to help you, she said with a cheerful grin. Paula seemed to be her usual cheerful self. 2)… …   English dictionary

• grin and bear it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do something without complaining. * /The doctor told Mrs. Howard that she had to stop eating sweets if she wanted to lose weight, and she tried to grin and bear it./ * /If… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• grin and bear it — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do something without complaining. * /The doctor told Mrs. Howard that she had to stop eating sweets if she wanted to lose weight, and she tried to grin and bear it./ * /If… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• grin\ and\ bear\ it — v. phr. informal To be as cheerful as possible in pain or trouble; do something without complaining. The doctor told Mrs. Howard that she had to stop eating sweets if she wanted to lose weight, and she tried to grin and bear it. If you must have… …   Словарь американских идиом

• bear up — verb endure cheerfully (Freq. 1) She bore up under the enormous strain • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Jack Smith (footballer born 1910) — John Clayton Smith (born. September 15, 1910 in Stocksbridge, Sheffield died. 1986) was a footballer who played 347 matches for Sheffield United between 1930 1949. He was known as Jack Smith and played in the position of goalkeeper. He started… …   Wikipedia

• greet — verb (T) 1 to say hello to someone or welcome them: Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me. | greet sb with a smile/kiss etc: Billie greeted us with a cheerful grin. 2 (always + adv/prep) to react to something in a particular way: be …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• List of Alex Rider characters — This is a list of protagonists and antagonists from British author Anthony Horowitz s Alex Rider series. This includes characters from the novels, the film, the graphic novels, and the short stories. Contents 1 Main Antagonists 1.1 Ash 1.2 Sir… …   Wikipedia

• smiling — Synonyms and related words: beam, beaming, beatific, beatified, blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, bright and sunny, bright smile, broad grin, capering, cheerful, cheery, chirping, dancing, ear to ear grin, elated, eupeptic, euphoric …   Moby Thesaurus