sweetadjective
ngọt, có vị ngọt, sự ngọt bùi, đồ ngọt
/swiːt/Related words and phrases
Idioms
be sweet on somebody(old-fashioned, informal)to like somebody very much in a romantic way
have a sweet tooth(informal)to like food that contains a lot of sugar
home sweet home(often ironic)used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all)
in your own sweet time/wayhow and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people
He always does the work, but in his own sweet time.She just ignores all the criticism and continues in her own sweet way. keep somebody sweet(informal)to say or do pleasant things in order to keep somebody in a good mood so that they will agree to do something for you
You’d better keep her sweet if you want her to lend you the money. a rose by any other name would smell as sweet(saying)what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called
she’s sweet(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal)everything is all right
short and sweet(informal)pleasant but not lasting a long time
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet. sweet FA | sweet Fanny Adams(British English, informal)nothing at all. People say ‘sweet FA’ to avoid saying ‘fuck all’.
sweet nothingsromantic words
to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear the sweet smell of success(informal)the pleasant feeling of being successful
