smile at

smile at (one)

1. Literally, to look at (one) and smile. The new girl smiled at me, and my heart skipped a beat. I always try to smile at people whenever I'm out and about.
2. To bestow great fortune, happiness, or beneficence upon one. I've been very fortunate in how much life has smiled at me in recent years. I truly believe that God is smiling at our efforts, and it gives me the strength to carry on.
See also: smile
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

smile at someone

to make a smiling face at someone. I love the way you smile at me. I am glad you smile at me occasionally.
See also: smile
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • smile at (one)
  • raise a smile
  • wear nothing but a smile
  • wearing a smile
  • wearing nothing but a smile
  • plastic
  • plastic grin
  • plastic smile
  • break into a smile
  • crack a smile
References in periodicals archive
Now the team is hoping to show the value of a dazzling smile at our Lavish & Luxe event at Wynyard Hall.
It's time to love your smile
Workers at Keihin Electric Express Railway receive a print out of their daily smiles, which they are expected to keep with them throughout the day to inspire them to smile at all times.
Japanese railway workers face enforced 'smile scans'
But if she were to smile at me like that I would be looking for the knife in her hand and watching my back.
Hamlet warned of a smiling woman
In a first-person point of view, a young girl relates how she lost her smile at school.
Robberecht, Thierry: Perdi mi sonrisa. (I Lost My Smile.)
When you smile at someone, it has an immediate uplifting effect on that person.
Dr Miriam: Smiles work wonders
Machiavelli's so-called smile is really not a smile at all: it is more of a smirk.
Prophet of naked utility
IF you smile at 100 people in Cardiff, you can expect 41 smiles in return, placing the Welsh capital fifth in a ``smiliness survey'' of major UK cities undertaken on behalf of Comic Relief.
Welsh mid-table in UK Red Nose Day survey
But by sporting a warm smile at the appropriate time, we cannot only smooth the path for the people we are dealing with, but also boost our own confidence and allow us to relax and make the most of a situation.
The power of a smile; Grin and give yourself a tonic