have a sweet tooth

To have a propensity and preference for eating sugary foods. If you're looking for a snack, go talk to Jenny—she has a real sweet tooth, so she probably keeps candy bars in her desk. Because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, I get more excited about entrees than desserts.

have a sweet tooth

Fig. to desire to eat many sweet foods-especially candy and pastries. I have a sweet tooth, and if I don't watch it, I'll really get fat. John eats candy all the time. He must have a sweet tooth.

have a sweet ˈtooth

like to eat sweet things: I’ve got a sweet tooth, so I’d find it difficult to give up sugar in my tea.

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References in periodicals archive

Sugar's place as a status symbol, its sheer addictive quality, relatively cheap prices, and our being accustomed to high levels of it in our foods can thus explain why Filipinos have a sweet tooth.

Accustomed to sweet foods since our childhoods, most of us are desensitized to the sweetness; unmindful of the political economy of sugar, most of us simply assume that we naturally have a sweet tooth.

Why Filipinos have a sweet tooth

Most of us have a sweet tooth, but are we eating more sugar than our bodies need?

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Otherwise, you probably just have a sweet tooth. Candy's OK on occasion, but wouldn't you rather save your allowance?

I want candy!

Scots are least likely to have a sweet tooth. Thirty per cent claim never to buy sugar confectionery, compared to 13 per cent of people in the south of England.

SWEET SALES SOAR

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释义	have a sweet tooth have a sweet tooth To have a propensity and preference for eating sugary foods. If you're looking for a snack, go talk to Jenny—she has a real sweet tooth, so she probably keeps candy bars in her desk. Because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, I get more excited about entrees than desserts. See also: have, sweet, tooth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. have a sweet tooth Fig. to desire to eat many sweet foods-especially candy and pastries. I have a sweet tooth, and if I don't watch it, I'll really get fat. John eats candy all the time. He must have a sweet tooth. See also: have, sweet, tooth McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. have a sweet ˈtooth like to eat sweet things: I’ve got a sweet tooth, so I’d find it difficult to give up sugar in my tea. See also: have, sweet, tooth Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a sweet tooth appear to a change of heart a mystery to (one) a turn of phrase able to do able to do it a shoulder to cry on a piece of the action a piece/slice of the action References in periodicals archive Sugar's place as a status symbol, its sheer addictive quality, relatively cheap prices, and our being accustomed to high levels of it in our foods can thus explain why Filipinos have a sweet tooth. Accustomed to sweet foods since our childhoods, most of us are desensitized to the sweetness; unmindful of the political economy of sugar, most of us simply assume that we naturally have a sweet tooth. Why Filipinos have a sweet tooth Most of us have a sweet tooth, but are we eating more sugar than our bodies need? NO_HEADLINE Otherwise, you probably just have a sweet tooth. Candy's OK on occasion, but wouldn't you rather save your allowance? I want candy! Scots are least likely to have a sweet tooth. Thirty per cent claim never to buy sugar confectionery, compared to 13 per cent of people in the south of England. SWEET SALES SOAR
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