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
Roul-Medieval French, Medieval English
JeaneJEENEnglish
Stephaniastə-FAN-yəEnglish
RalphRALF (English), RAYF (English), RAHLF (German)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
VeerkeVI:R-kəDutch, Limburgish
Atwood['ætwud]