grin from ear to ear

Fig. to smile a very wide, beaming smile. She was grinning from ear to ear as she accepted the prize. We knew Timmy was happy because he was grinning from ear to ear.

grin from ear to ear

also smile from ear to ear

to give a very big smile He was grinning from ear to ear, as if he had just won the lottery.

grin/smile from ear to ear

to look extremely happy (usually in continuous tenses) We've had a fantastic response,' he said, grinning from ear to ear.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nasim	nah-SEEM (Arabic)	Arabic, Urdu
Laila (2)	LIE-lah	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Naoko	nah-o-ko	Japanese
Emalee	-	English (Rare)
Kiley	KIE-lee	English
Yasha	-	Russian