Smile back

[Devil's tear]

Hi dear teachers. I have a question about the phrasal verb '' smile back''. What does it mean?
Thanks in advance.

[RonBee]

As near as I can determine it means to return the smile of another. That is, when someone smiles at you you smile back at them.

[David L.]

He smiled back at me

He wrote back to me.

He gave it back to me.

He took the book back for me. (He took the book back to the library for me.)

It was quite a scare, and knocked some sense back into him.

That course of vitamins has put some life back in me.

[Devil's tear]

In fact, I was listing to the Eminem's song ''when I'm gone'':
when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back

Thank you.

[David L.]

Do you think it might have helped those trying to respond to your query if you had given this context!!

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Devil's tear

In fact, I was listing to the Eminem's song ''when I'm gone'':

when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back

The context explains everything.

Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing, So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back

(It's not the Eminem, just Eminem.)

[Devil's tear]

Thank you dear teachers and thank you Ronbee for correcting me. Happy feast to all.