smiling like a Cheshire cat

Fig. smiling very broadly. (Alludes to a grinning cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.) There he stood, smiling like a Cheshire cat, waiting for his weekly pay.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Orla (1)	OR-la	Irish
Nereida	nay-RAY-dhah	Spanish
Freeman	['fri:mən]
Alp	AHLP	Turkish
SÉRaphin	se-ra-FEN	French
Theodulus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)