Cheeks rosy, smiles painted on faces.

Meaning: The cheeks were red and healthy, and the smiles were very noticeable.

Choice of Words: Cheeks rosy means that the cheeks were red and looked healthy. Smiles painted on faces means that the smiles were very noticeable and looked like they were painted on.

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Their cheeks were as rosy as roses, and their smiles were like paintings on their faces.

Meaning: This sentence describes people who are very happy and have beautiful smiles. It's like saying, The people were very happy and had beautiful smiles.

Choice of Words: Their refers to the people being described. As rosy as roses means that their cheeks were a bright pink color, like the petals of roses. Like paintings means that their smiles were very beautiful, like works of art. So, "Their cheeks were as rosy as roses, and their smiles were like paintings on their faces" describes people who are very happy and have beautiful smiles.

The people's faces were flushed with a rosy hue, and their smiles radiated happiness.

Meaning: This sentence describes people who are happy and have a healthy glow on their faces. It's like saying, The people were happy and had a healthy glow.

Choice of Words: Flushed means to become red or pink in the face, and hue means a shade of color. Radiated means to spread out or emit something, and happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment. So, "The people's faces were flushed with a rosy hue, and their smiles radiated happiness" describes people who are happy and have a healthy glow on their faces.

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