fish-eating grin: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  general Englisheuphemisticcolloquialinformal
  • A euphemistic alteration of 'shit-eating grin' used to avoid profanity.

  Examples

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  • He walked in with a fish-eating grin after winning the lottery, trying not to seem too smug.

    Entró con una sonrisa de pez después de ganar la lotería, tratando de no parecer demasiado presumido.

  • Despite the bad news, she had a fish-eating grin that suggested she was hiding something.

    A pesar de las malas noticias, ella tenía una sonrisa de pez que sugería que ocultaba algo.

  • When caught in the act, his fish-eating grin betrayed that he knew he was in trouble.

    Cuando lo atraparon en el acto, su sonrisa de pez delató que sabía que estaba en problemas.

  • The kids had fish-eating grins after pulling off the prank on their teacher.

    Los niños tenían sonrisas de pez después de hacer la broma a su maestro.

• 2.

  general Englishinformalcolloquialidiomatic
  • A broad, smug, or self-satisfied smile.

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  • When Lisa realized she had outsmarted everyone in the negotiation, her fish-eating grin was impossible to miss.

    Cuando Lisa se dio cuenta de que había engañado a todos en la negociación, su sonrisa de pez satisfecho era imposible de evitar.

  • You could tell by his fish-eating grin that he was proud of pulling off such a clever prank.

    Podías saber por su sonrisa de pez satisfecho que estaba orgulloso de haber hecho una broma tan inteligente.

  • Don’t give me that fish-eating grin; I know you had something to do with breaking the vase.

    No me pongas esa sonrisa de pez satisfecho; sé que tuviste algo que ver con la rotura del jarrón.