be sweet on
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You can buy postcards and prints that read, “Be a pineapple: Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.”
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2018
She used to be sweet on Son Black herself, so I reckon she knew what she was talking about when she added, “Son’s right nice-lookin’ and smart, but his mouth sure isn’t any prayer book.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
“Oh! say, that would be immense, only too good to be true,” cried Bluff, who, be it known, was rather inclined to be sweet on Frank’s only sister, Nellie.
From The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island by Quincy Allen
I s'pose he's tryin' to shine up again to that Bessie Chisholm, that he used to be sweet on.
From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Charles Felton Pidgin
You used to be sweet on Cheever's wife.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
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