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10 Sweet Idioms

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Ever notice how some phrases just make life sound sweeter? There are a lot of phrases in English that may sound sweet but sometimes mean something completely different. Ready to learn these sweet phrases?

Piece of cake

Something very easy.

The exam was a piece of cake.
Running a marathon might be tough for some, but for Tom, it’s a piece of cake.

Icing on the cake OR Frosting on the cake

An extra benefit or bonus.

Winning the lottery was the icing on the cake.
Getting free tickets was the frosting on the cake.

Have your cake and eat it too

Wanting two things that are impossible to have at once.

You can’t have your cake and eat it too!

Sweet tooth

A love for sweets.

She has a sweet tooth and always craves candy.
She always keeps chocolate in her desk drawer because she has a sweet tooth that strikes in the afternoon.

Sugarcoat

To make something seem better than it is, usually by presenting it in a more positive way.

Don’t sugarcoat the truth, just tell me!
There’s no point in sugarcoating it—if we don’t meet the deadline, the project will fail.

Sweeten the deal

To make an offer more attractive.

He sweetened the deal by offering free delivery.
She wasn’t sure about the house, but the seller sweetened the deal by including all the furniture.

Sugar and spice (and everything nice)

Someone who is nice and pleasant.

The little girl is all sugar and spice.
She may seem all sugar and spice, but don’t let her sweetness fool you—she can stand up for herself when needed.

As sweet as honey

Extremely kind, gentle or sweet.

She’s as sweet as honey to everyone she meets.
Her singing is as sweet as honey.

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Have a sweet tooth

To love sweet foods and sweets.

He can’t resist dessert, he has a sweet tooth.
Believe it or not, not all children have a sweet tooth.

Like taking candy from a baby

Something very easy to do.

Winning the game was like taking candy from a baby.
Closing that easy deal was like taking candy from a baby; the client didn’t negotiate at all.

As easy as pie

Very simple or easy.

The instructions were as easy as pie.
For someone who loves puzzles, solving this one was as easy as pie.

A sweet spot

The ideal or best point.

After experimenting with different temperatures, she found the sweet spot for baking the perfect loaf of bread.
They scheduled the meeting at 10 a.m., finding the sweet spot between too early and too late.

Like bees to honey / like bees to a honeypot

Something very attractive or irresistible that attracts a lot of people.

When the concert tickets went on sale, fans flocked like bees to honey to buy them.
The new bakery is drawing customers like bees to honey with its delicious pastries.

Cream of the crop

The best of a group.

He’s the cream of the crop in his class.
The scholarship is awarded to the cream of the crop in the field of engineering.

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