English Explanatory Dictionary

turn the frown upside down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become or make somebody else happy after being sad.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-turn the frown upside down.wav

Word forms

turn the frown upside down turns the frown upside down turning the frown upside down turned the frown upside down

Synonyms

cheer up happify beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cherish content delight elate elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happy hearten jollify laetificate light up make someone's day perk up please raise someone's spirits rejoice turn the frown upside down upcheer warm someone's heart warm the cockles of someone's heart
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