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Expressions
grin: smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner and with the mouth open.
grimace: an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
frown: form an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically by turning down the corners of the mouth.
ruddy: (of a person’s face) having a healthy red color.
snarl: A snarl is a sound, often a growl or vicious utterance, often accompanied by a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain
yawn: involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
smirk:smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way.
simper: smile in an affectedly coy or ingratiating manner.
sneer: a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
leer:look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way.
guffaw:laugh in a loud or boisterous way. “both men guffawed at the remark”
stony: made of or resembling stone. “stony steps”; not having or showing feeling or sympathy. “Lorenzo’s hard, stony eyes”
Phrases with Smile, Cry, Laugh
smile from ear to ear: to smile happily
brimming with smile: full of some kind of happy behavior. The volunteer workers were brimming with goodwill. The smiling children were brimming with joy.
cry wolf: call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help.
cry baby: a person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently or readily.
be a far cry from: be very different from.
cry over spilled milk: there’s no point to being upset over something that has already happened and cannot be changed
cry foul: protest strongly about a real or imagined wrong or injustice. “deprived of the crushing victory it was confidently expecting, the party cried foul”
laughing stock: a person subjected to general mockery or ridicule.
have the last laugh: be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism.
laughed out of court: Dismiss with ridicule or scorn, as in When he told them the old car could be repaired, they laughed him out of court.
no laughing matter: something serious that should not be joked about.
laughter is the best medicine: Humor is good for the health
crack a joke: to say something funny; to tell a joke
Haoyan Do 
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“Turn that frown upside-down!” is an expression I used to hear a lot.
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Wow, what a nice phrase. I don’t know that and thank you for sharing.
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Nice ones! I’ve written a new story that has ‘the boy who cried wolf’ in one of the lines. What a coincidence. Are our thoughts in sync? 🙂
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Yes, we are in sync. How wonderful. The feeling is exhilarating. And your stories always have a tinge of Stephen King in them. Love your stories and can’t have enough of them.
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Thank you so much, Haoyan! 🙂
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This is a great list! I need to remember a few of these. I’m always making lists of words I think are interesting or useful in my writing journal. 😀
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Thank you for your visit and your comment. Yes, I am trying to compile useful words to help my writing here. Wise girls think alike.
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It’s so true!
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Really interesting list although I think it’s supposed to be “guffaw” not “gawfaw.” I like the word ruddy it’s a fun sounding word.
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Thank you very much to point that out. I have since changed it. I am very bad with spelling. LOL. I guess my brain just want an easier version with both syllables having the same composition of “aw”.
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Lol I make spelling mistakes like that all the time too. I think our brain sometimes likes to take the easy way out haha/
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Hahaha. Yes, I won’t be able to write anything without the word processor and the auto correction. Even with them, I continue to make mistakes. LOL. This is life.
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Me too…:-)
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😜👍😊
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After watching the first few NBA games this season, I see a whole new meaning to “cry foul” haha!
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Wow, that’s so true. Basketball is such a game that physical contact is constant and “crying foul” is often heard. Actually I had not known how to use the word “foul” before I watched NBA games. I’ve felt quite comfortable with the usage of it after that.
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It’s interesting how many sport-related words creep into regular speech. For example “out of left field” is from baseball. And theres probably so many other examples I can’t think of right now. I bet you have done a list!
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That’s a great idea for a sports related list. Actually I haven’t done one. I did one for Olympics, but that one is only about several Olympic events. Since I am no good in sport, I am a little diffident about sports related words. However it is such a refreshing idea and I should definitely try.
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If you do make this list, I know it would be informative to read. It seems like these words pop up a lot in business speech.
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Wow, yes. Now I remember a couple, like “the whole nine yards”, “kick start”, “give me a kick”. Wish I am more interested in sports, but I have an awkward body and I am very diffident in my physical abilities.
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Me too, I’ve always preferred watching sports to playing them! But even when I’m just watching I still have a hard time keeping up.
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Hahaha. Me too. There was once two very kind-hearted people spent an hour explaining a baseball match to me–we were sitting together watching, but I didn’t understand a thing and couldn’t catch up.
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Oh gosh whenever someone tries to explain a sport verbally it gives me anxiety. The only time things make sense is googling it on my own. Still don’t have a grasp of baseball tho…
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Me neither. I still don’t understand a lot of football and American football rules. I tried several times, but my attention was not there…
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I feel you… Also I have a hard time following the action because everyone is always moving around so damn fast!
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True. So True. I can’t follow either. It is like another foreign language. LOL. It can overwhelm one’s mind at first.
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That’s the perfect analogy.
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Thank you. Love your sweet praise. Always.
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Thank you for commenting. Always
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Great compilation. My favorite: Laughter is the best medicine.
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Yes, true. Laughter saves the day just as much as love saves the day.
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Grimace and sneer are my perennial expressions 😅 Well, what else would you expect from a teenager? 😉
Another wonderful list! Love this concept.
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So true, Sam. Love your teenager’s self expressions. The world is a crazy place and no wonder teenagers are a little sulky. When I was a teenager, I was really really sulky, watching my dysfunctional family with dismay every day.
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