be sweet on
idiom
old-fashioned + informal
: to be in love with (someone)
He's been sweet on her since they were kids.
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Now an annual event, festival-goers are sure to be sweet on this new tradition.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
All of America will be sweet on the Bills this postseason, and this game would be a better watch if a third-string quarterback (Skylar Thompson) wasn't starting for the Dolphins.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2023
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
All of America will be sweet on the Bills this postseason, and this game would be a better watch if a third-string quarterback (Skylar Thompson) wasn't starting for the Dolphins.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2023
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“Be sweet on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20sweet%20on. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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