Cassandra ClareShe smiled smugly. “We came to an agreement, the duck and I.
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A person who smiles smugly is one who holds a certain level of power over someone else. In the above example, the duck agrees to give the rabbit a ride and the two agree to split the payment. The duck and rabbit both know that they lived up to their side of the bargain and that they got what they paid for.
Source: Clockwork Angel
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