From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbring a smile to somebody’s lips/facebring a smile to somebody’s lips/faceto make someone smile Her words brought a sudden smile to his lips. → bring
Examples from the Corpus
bring a smile to somebody’s lips/face• He and Stapleton can associate to their hearts' content and that's something to bring a smile to his face.• It brought a smile to her lips.• She invented a hundred little things to make him happy, to bring a smile to his face.• The thought brought a smile to his face.• Their screams of horror and cries for mercy only brought a smile to my face.• We thank him profusely, and manage to bring a smile to his face.• Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about. 