Feb 13, 2010 11:34
14 yrs ago
Turkish term

ağzı kulaklarında

Turkish to English Social Sciences History idioom
Havacıların ve ustaların ağzı kulaklarındaydı

Proposed translations

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grin from ear to ear

To smile a very wide, beaming smile.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-02-13 15:01:05 GMT)
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Another alternative: grin like a Cheshire cat (http://online-english-lessons.eu/wordpress/2009/12/idiom-gri... the picture itself is self explanatory :))). Please note that this alternative may also have a sarcastic meaning, yet still used mainly by British circles.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-02-14 04:10:56 GMT)
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The link did not go through completely, here it is http://online-english-lessons.eu/wordpress/2009/12/idiom-gri...

Example sentence:

She was grinning from ear to ear as she accepted the prize.

We knew Timmy was happy because he was grinning from ear to ear.

Peer comment(s):

agree Kevser Oezcan
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agree Nancy Ozturk
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agree Mehmet Hascan
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7 mins

grin broadly

to smile broadly
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41 mins

grin fucker

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