put a smile on face



put a smile on someone's face

Fig. to please someone; to make someone happy. We are going to give Andy a pretty good raise, and I know that'll put a smile on his face. The surprise birthday party really put a smile on my dad's face.
See also: face, on, put, smile

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
JanetteJAN-ət, jə-NETEnglish
Anantha-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
MirÈIo-Occitan
Simcha-Hebrew
ChrystalKRIS-təlEnglish