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Phrase(s): smile (up)on someone or something
to bestow approval on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) • Fate has smiled upon me at last! • I wish good luck would smile on me., Phrase(s): smile on someone or something
to be favorable to someone or something. • Fate smiled on me and I got the job. • Lady luck smiled on our venture and we made a profit.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs