Idiom
the gods smile on someone
Meaning
Someone experiences good fortune, success, or well-being.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The gods smile on us today with this perfect weather.”
“After months of searching for a job, the gods smiled on her and she received two offers in one week.”
“Fortune favored the expedition, and it seemed the gods smiled on the travelers as they discovered the hidden path just before the storm arrived.”
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.”
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