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sweet tooth

idiom

A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

  2. 02

    clean as a hound's tooth

    Very clean.

  3. 03

    hen's tooth

    Anything not naturally occurring.

  4. 04

    home sweet home

    Expressing contentment or relief at residing in or returning to one's own home.

  5. 05

    keep someone sweet

    To keep someone friendly or satisfied by complying with their wishes or preferences.

  6. 06

    long in the tooth

    Old; aged.

  7. 07

    salty tooth

    A liking for foods that are salty.

  8. 08

    sour tooth

    A liking for foods that are sour.

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