"smile like a mule eating briars" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: smiles like a mule eating briars [present, singular, third-person], smiling like a mule eating briars [participle, present], smiled like a mule eating briars [participle, past], smiled like a mule eating briars [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} smile like a mule eating briars (third-person singular simple present smiles like a mule eating briars, present participle smiling like a mule eating briars, simple past and past participle smiled like a mule eating briars)
  1. Synonym of grin like a mule eating briars Synonyms: grin like a mule eating briars [synonym, synonym-of]
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