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the gods smile on someone

idiom
Meaning

Someone experiences good fortune, success, or well-being.


Examples
SIMPLE

The gods smile on us today with this perfect weather.

CONTEXTUAL

After months of searching for a job, the gods smiled on her and she received two offers in one week.

COMPLEX

Fortune favored the expedition, and it seemed the gods smiled on the travelers as they discovered the hidden path just before the storm arrived.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  4. 04

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  5. 05

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  6. 06

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

  7. 07

    catch someone napping

    To take advantage of someone's inattention.

  8. 08

    crack a smile

    To smile, especially while attempting not to.

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