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"Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile."

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crack a smile

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

frown upon

[frown upon] {v. phr.} To look with disfavor upon somebody or something. * /Everybody in her family frowns upon her attachment to him./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

falling-out

[falling-out] {n.} Argument; disagreement; quarrel. * /Mary and Jane had a falling-out about who owned the book./ * /The boys had a falling-out when each said that the other had […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fall all over

[fall all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show too much love or thanks toward (someone). * /She must love him. Every time you see them, she's falling all over him./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]

lay to rest

[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury. * /President Kennedy was laid to […]

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eat humble pie

[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about […]

to heel

[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under control; to […]