make someone's day en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
Go ahead. Make my day.
1983, Joseph Stinson, Sudden Impact (motion picture), spoken by Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood):Thank you for the unexpected gift. It really made my day.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| made someone's day | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made someone's day | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making someone's day | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| makes someone's day | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
daymaker · not give someone the time of day
Synonyms
content · cherish · jollify · happify · please · rejoice · gay · beatify · perk up · laetificate · elate · warm someone's heart · delight · gladden someone's heart · turn the frown upside down · hearten · cheer up · cheer up · raise someone's spirits · cheer · enbliss · bright · elevate · perk up · happy · fetch · begladden · warm the cockles of someone's heart · enrapture · gladden · gratify · upcheer · make someone's day · exhilarate · fain · blissen · light up
Translations (21)
fr rendre quelqu'un heureux (pour la journée) (make someone happy) · fr faire sa journée (make someone happy) · pl upiększyć komuś dzień (make someone happy) · ru осчастли́вить кого́-то (make someone happy) · pl upiększać komuś dzień (make someone happy) · cmn 使某人心花怒放 (make someone happy) · es darle el gusto a alguien (make someone happy) · it far felice qualcuno (make someone happy) · de jemandem den Tag retten (make someone happy) · de jemandem Freude machen (make someone happy) · fi ilahduttaa (make someone happy) · de jemanden glücklich machen (make someone happy) · it rallegrare la giornata a qualcuno (make someone happy) · hu feldobja/bearanyozza a napját (make someone happy) · fr faire plaisir à quelqu'un (make someone happy) · it migliorare la giornata a qualcuno (make someone happy) · es hacérsela buena a alguien (make someone happy) · ru пора́довать кого́-то (make someone happy) · fi tehdä joku iloiseksi (make someone happy) · is gleðja einhvern (make someone happy) · es alegrarle el día a alguien (make someone happy)