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*sweet as honey and sweeter than honey; sweet as sugar very sweet; charming. (*Also: as ~.) Larry's words were sweeter than honey as he tried to convince Alice to forgive him. Jill: Is Mary Ann nice? Jane: Yes, indeed. She's as sweet as honey. Your little girl is darling! Just as sweet as sugar. give someone some sugar Rur. to give someone a kiss. Come here, honey, and give me some sugar. "Give me some sugar!" Grandma said when she saw me. sugar/sweeten the pill (British, American & Australian) also sugar-coat the pill (American) to make something bad seem less unpleasant The government have cut income tax to sweeten the pill of a tough budget. See also: pill How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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