the gods smile on someone
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Meaning · English
Good things happen to someone due to luck or fate
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Đức hạnh may mắn hoặc số phận xảy ra với ai đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: deities showing favor
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The gods smiled on him when he met his future wife
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “the gods smile on someone” mean?
Good things happen to someone due to luck or fate Literally: deities showing favor
Is “the gods smile on someone” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.