| Id | ESLPod_0622_WE_0919 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 622 |
| Episode Title | Having Well- and Badly-Behaved Children |
| Phrase | sweet |
| Text | In this podcast, the word "sweet" means nice, kind, gentle, pleasant, and calm: "It was very sweet of you to send flowers to my grandmother while she was in the hospital." The word "sweet" is also used to describe the taste of sugar: "This tea is really sweet! How much honey did you put in here?" The phrase "to have a sweet tooth" means to enjoy desserts and other sweet foods: "Wally has a sweet tooth and eats chocolate at least once a day." The phrase "a sweet deal" is used to describe a bargain, or a transaction where one paid a very low price: "We got a sweet deal on a used car." Finally, "sweet nothings" are loving phrases that people whisper or say to each other: "She loves it when her husband whispers sweet nothings into her ear." |
| Topics | Relationships + Family |
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