sweet on, be



sweet on, be

Enamored of, in love with, as in I think Barbara's sweet on Nick. This colloquial idiom was first recorded in 1740.
See also: sweet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KustiKOOS-teeFinnish
FemmeFEM-mə (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Yukikoyoo-kee-koJapanese
Adonis[ə'dəunis]
Krystianakrist-YAH-nahPolish
Adolphe-French