Emotions & feelings
put a smile on someone's face
make someone happy
If something puts a smile on someone's face, it makes them feel happy or pleased.
Hear it in real life
Did your daughter enjoy the surprise?
Yes, it put a huge smile on her face.
That silly photo really put a smile on my face.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The news made a smile on her face.
Say: The news put a smile on her face.
The fixed expression uses "put," not "make," before "a smile on someone's face."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put a smile on someone's face; puts a smile on someone's face
Your turn: say it out loud
That silly photo really put a smile on my face.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put a smile on someone's face
make someone happy
“That silly photo really put a smile on my face.”
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