crack a smile

crack a smile
a) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
b) To begin to smile.
See Also: crack a book, crack a joke, crack a window

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  • crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • crack a smile — phrasal : smile * * * crack a smile (informal) To allow oneself to smile • • • Main Entry: ↑crack * * * crack a smile phrase to begin smiling Thesaurus: to smilesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crack a Smile... and More! — Studio album by Poison Released March 14, 2000 …   Wikipedia

  • crack\ a\ smile — v. phr. informal To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile. Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile. When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he …   Словарь американских идиом

  • crack a smile — let a smile show on one s face He never cracked a smile during the whole meeting …   Idioms and examples

  • crack a smile — informal to smile, especially when you do not feel like smiling. The man barely cracked a smile at his friend s joke. (usually negative) …   New idioms dictionary

  • crack a smile — to begin smiling …   English dictionary

  • crack — crack1 [krak] vi. [ME craken < OE cracian, to resound, akin to Ger krachen < IE base * ger : see CROW1] 1. to make a sudden, sharp noise, as of something breaking 2. to break or split, usually without complete separation of parts 3. a) to… …   English World dictionary

  • crack — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) to break or make something break so that it gets one or more lines on its surface: Don t put that delicate china in the dishwasher it may crack. | She fell off her bike and cracked a bone in her leg. 2 LOUD SOUND (I, T) to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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