She smiled from ear to ear when she saw the gift.
smile from ear to ear
idiomA large smile.
After hearing the good news about her promotion, she walked out of the office smiling from ear to ear.
Upon receiving the unexpected letter of acceptance from the university, the young student beamed, smiling from ear to ear with a sense of profound relief.
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bend someone's ear
To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
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crack a smile
To smile, especially while attempting not to.
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ear to the ground
The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.
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ear tunnel
A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.
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flea in one's ear
A stinging rebuke or rebuff.
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give ear
To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
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go in one ear and out the other
To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
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have a word in someone's ear
To speak to someone in private.