be sweet on
Example Sentences
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You can buy postcards and prints that read, “Be a pineapple: Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.”
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2018
She used to be sweet on Son Black herself, so I reckon she knew what she was talking about when she added, “Son’s right nice-lookin’ and smart, but his mouth sure isn’t any prayer book.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
You had better tell my people and Kasia, who used to be sweet on me, that they may expect me home in the summer on furlough.
From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil
They have none for us, though they will be sweet on the surface.”
From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline
"Fancied he might be sweet on the missus, that's all," explained the girl, adding with an appearance of sulkiness: "How you do take one up!"
From Secret Adversary by Christie, Agatha
