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Meaning of crack a smile | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To smile, especially while attempting not to.
idiomatic
To begin to smile.
idiomatic

Examples

“Life is a gamble, we scramble for money I might crack a smile, but ain't a damn thing funny”

“I, I tried / To be complacent for a while / It got hard to crack a smile”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

crack along crack down crack off crack on crack one crack one off