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Meaning of crack a smile | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To smile, especially while attempting not to.
    idiomatic
  2. 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.
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See also

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

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