Usually means: Smiling slightly despite reluctance, amusement.
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  1. crack a smile: Merriam-Webster
  2. crack a smile: Collins English Dictionary
  3. crack a smile: Wiktionary
  4. crack a smile: Dictionary.com
  5. Crack a Smile: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. crack a smile: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. crack a smile: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (crack a smile)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To smile, especially while attempting not to.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To begin to smile.

Similar:
crack up, cheese up, grin, crack, simper out, crack through, dimple, make faces, smize, take a crack at, more...

Phrases:
unlikely to crack a smile, more...

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Similar:
crack up, cheese up, grin, crack, simper out, crack through, dimple, make faces, smize, take a crack at, more...

Phrases:
unlikely to crack a smile, more...



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