make someone's day

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make someone's day

verb makes someone's day · making someone's day · made someone's day

  1. idiomatic To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day. Thank you for the unexpected gift. It really made my day.

    Similar: cheer up, perk up, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cherish, content, delight

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@misc{make_someone_s_day_2026,
  title = {make someone's day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20someone's%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}