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
I s'pose he's tryin' to shine up again to that Bessie Chisholm, that he used to be sweet on.
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Pidgin, Charles Felton
"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
You used to be sweet on Cheever's wife.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
