I was tellin' my best jokes, but Jim never cracked a smile.
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She looked surprised, and then cracked a big, beautiful smile.
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{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 smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he finally cracked a smile./
I was tellin' my best jokes, but Jim never cracked a smile.
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She looked surprised, and then cracked a big, beautiful 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 smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he finally cracked a smile./