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The phrase "grinning like" is correct and usable in written English.
It is generally used to describe someone's facial expression, usually to suggest they are smiling in an exaggerated way. Example: She walked into the room grinning like a Cheshire Cat.
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She could feel herself grinning like an idiot.
Getting off, she was grinning like a young child.
And grinning like a muppet all the while.
"Yes yes yes," Surachai said, grinning like a fool.
Mr. Bisignano sits upright, grinning like an eager schoolboy.
"Why are you grinning like that?" "Grinning like what?" I asked, having lost all control of my face.
While I, her lawful husband, stood there grinning like an idiot.
"Good, very good," he says to the kid, who is grinning like a champ.
"I don't think they could afford me," he responded, grinning like a Cheshire cat.
They are grinning like conspirators, two pairs of expressive eyebrows aloft.
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But don't be all grinning-like, and over-cheery.
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