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It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.
Ray Comfort

Meaning of "crack a smile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRACK A SMILE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRACK A SMILE

crack
crack cocaine
crack down
crack hardy
crack house
crack of dawn
crack of doom
crack on
crack the whip
crack up
crack willow
crack-up
cracka
crackajack
crackback
crackberries
crackberry
crackbrain
crackbrained
crackdown

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRACK A SMILE

air mile
besmile
camomile
chamomile
country mile
dissimile
facsimile
force a smile
four-minute mile
half-mile
half-smile
mile
nautical mile
outsmile
passenger mile
quarter mile
simile
smile
statute mile
stick out a mile

Synonyms and antonyms of crack a smile in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «crack a smile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRACK A SMILE

Find out the translation of crack a smile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crack a smile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crack a smile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

笑不出来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sonreir
570 millions of speakers

English

crack a smile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक मुस्कान दरार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكراك ابتسامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выдавить из себя улыбку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrir um sorriso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি হাসি টানুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

casser un sourire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retak tersenyum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

knacken ein Lächeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほほ笑む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미소 균열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngusap eseman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

crack một nụ cười
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புன்னகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक स्मित विनोद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir gülümseme çatlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rompere un sorriso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crack uśmiechem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

видавити з себе посмішку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sparge un zâmbet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπάσουμε ένα χαμόγελο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraak ´n glimlag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knäcka ett leende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knekke et smil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crack a smile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRACK A SMILE»

The term «crack a smile» is regularly used and occupies the 65.828 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crack a smile

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2 QUOTES WITH «CRACK A SMILE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crack a smile.
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Ray Comfort
It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.
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Tracy Morgan
You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRACK A SMILE»

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Poison Albums: Poison Discography, Open Up and Say... Ahh!, ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This expression uses the verb to crack in the now obsolete sense of “briskly pronounce" or "boast" [Early 1700s] crack a smile Smile, as in Betty was a very serious person; she rarely cracked a smile. This colloquialism transfers crack in the ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
7, 1970 ▻ crack a smile to smile broadly, especially of someone who is usually serious uk, 1990 • Designer coffins are the way to go these days. If you want your mourners to crack a smile then the Return to Sender model painted to look like a  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
crack a smile to smile slightly o The coach cracked a smile, but didn't say anything. • crack the whip to act with authority to make someone work harder o I' m going to have to crack the whip to get these kids to study more before finals. • not all ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
5
Nine Habits of Happiness
When we crack a smile, it strengthens. So don't be afraid to crack a smile. As much as a smile can make you feel happier, your posture can affect your emotions, too. An upright posture increases confidence and positive feelings. A slouched ...
David Leonhardt, 2013
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
crack a smile to smile broadly, especially of someone who is usually serious UK, 1990 . < crack an egg 1 in bowls, to play with just sufficient weight to move a bowl or a jack an inch or two SOUTH AFRICA, 1968 . 2 in curling, to touch a stone ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Holy cow: See, Holy. Sacred cow: See, Sacred. Till the cows come home: See, Till. Crack At the crack of dawn: See, At. Crack a smile: forced to smile when one doesn't want to. My boss has a hard time cracking a smile. Crack down: 1) go after.
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
Cruz, Et Al. COVER STORY COVER STORY COVER UP COW WITH CALF COWBOY COZY UP CRAB CRACK CRACK A JOKE CRACK A SAFE CRACK A SMILE CRACK DOWN UPON CRACK OF DAWN CRACK OPEN CRACKPOT CRACK ...
Cruz, Et Al
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How To Get A Girlfriend Faster: A Step By Step Guide
Make your smile genuine. While it's perfectly possible to crack a smile when you feel terrible, angry, annoyed, or you're up to something, a genuine smile is much harder to fake; indeed, only around 10% of the population can manage that feat.
George B Green, 2013
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Unified English
Slang as a noun in the sense of a joke (a wise crack) or an attempt (take a crack at it), and as a verb in the sense of opening a book to study (crack a book) or smiling (crack a smile). Colloquial as an adjective meaning excellent (a crack shot), ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRACK A SMILE»

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This Is How Joe Manganiello Practiced For His Iconic 'Magic Mike …
It really did start making me self-conscious, that she would just not crack a smile. But she's an actress from Atlanta, I think, and they brought her ... «WhoSay, Jul 15»
2
Flyers' new goalie coach Kim Dillabaugh instills 'foundation'
Asked about Philadelphia's reputation as a goaltender graveyard, Dillabaugh didn't even crack a smile. Even Hextall chuckles when hearing ... «Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Jul 15»
3
Cool as a cucumber! Soldier wins $1000 with catch
08 July 2015; 00:32. Share. A soldier wins $1000 for a one-handed catch in the Caribbean Premier League...and does not even crack a smile! All videos. «BT Sport, Jul 15»
4
Comic Geno Bisconte performing in Princeton
Getting Kanye West to crack a smile may seem like a tough feat, but comic Geno Bisconte made it happen. The year was 2009. Bisconte was ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
In a Good Place Now, Shuggie Otis Shakes Off the Rust
I'm serious about music, I mean it's what I do, it's my life, but I don't want it to be so serious I can't crack a smile. I don't really like to talk about ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
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Our bond with movie animals
In addition to making me crack a smile with their mischief, the pets taught me about the importance of appreciating what you have when you ... «Thegardenisland.com, Jul 15»
7
Forum editorial: Can TSA crack a smile?
Complaints about the behavior of Transportation Security Administration airport personnel are routine across the nation. No one likes being in a ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
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Why So Glum? How Magic Mike XXL's Minimart Girl Kept a Poker …
... Kevin Nash and Gabriel Iglesias – bet Manganiello's character, Richie, that he can't make Moser's bored-looking character crack a smile. «People Magazine, Jul 15»
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'True Detective' Season 2 Spoilers: Episode 4 Promo Teases Ray …
... about episode 3 of “True Detective” Season 2, not critics, not fans, and certainly not the show's characters, who almost never crack a smile. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Serena beats Venus in 2 sets in 4th round at Wimbledon
She did not let out a shout, pump a fist or even crack a smile. This was no time to celebrate — not with older sister Venus at the other end of the ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

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