Hearts captive.

Meaning: This metaphor means that the smiles have such a strong effect on people's emotions that they become trapped or unable to resist them. It's like saying, People's feelings are deeply affected by the smiles.

Choice of Words: Hearts is the plural form of heart, which symbolizes emotions or love in this context. Captive means held or confined. Here, it is used metaphorically to describe the strong emotional attachment that the smile has caused.

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Related Expressions

• Captivating smile holds hearts captive.
• The clouds held the rain captive in their embrace.
• The library held stories captive on its shelves.
• The book held me captive.
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• The stars held her imagination captive.
• Audience captive, lost in stories' embrace.
• Warm hearts melted icy hearts.
• Children laughed, hearts full of glee.
• Her kindness touched the hearts of many.