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crack a smile en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
I, I tried / To be complacent for a while / It got hard to crack a smile
2020, Dana Foote, “Wrath”, in Party Favors, performed by Sir Chloe:Life is a gamble, we scramble for money
I might crack a smile, but ain't a damn thing funny
1995, Mobb Deep featuring Nas and Raekwon, “Eye for a Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)”, in The Infamous:
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(idiomatic) To begin to smile.
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crack a book · crack a window · crack a joke · crack a fat