
Smile on
Positive Outcome
Used when something good happens, often unexpectedly.

After weeks of rain, the sun finally smiled on our picnic day.
Idiomatic Expression
Not a literal smile but a metaphor for luck or good fortune.

The weather smiled on the sailors during their voyage.
Impersonal Forces
Often paired with non-human subjects like 'nature' or 'fate'.

Nature smiled on the crops this year, yielding a great harvest.
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