Emotions & feelings
brighten someone's day
make someone happier
If you brighten someone's day, you make them feel happier or more cheerful.
Hear it in real life
I brought you some coffee.
Thanks, that really brightened my day.
Your call really brightened my day after a stressful morning.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: That message brightened the day to me.
Say: That message brightened my day.
Use the person's day as the direct object; do not introduce it with “to.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
brighten someone's day; brighten up someone's day
Your turn: say it out loud
Your call really brightened my day after a stressful morning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
brighten someone's day
make someone happier
“Your call really brightened my day after a stressful morning.”
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