all sweetness and light

(all) sweetness and light

1. Of a person, particularly pleasant, amiable, or magnanimous, especially to an ostentatious or exaggerated degree. That's just toddlers for you—horrible temper tantrums one moment, sweetness and light the next. She's all sweetness and light most of the time, so it's really surprising when she makes such nasty remarks.

2. Of a situation, particularly pleasant, enjoyable, or appealing. Often used in negative constructions. Anyone expecting the project to be sweetness and light from beginning to end is naïve. I know it seems like they have the perfect marriage, but it's not all sweetness and light behind closed doors.

all sweetness and light

Kind and agreeable. Susan's all sweetness and light, I'm sure she's not mad at you.

all sweetness and light

Cliché very kind, innocent, and helpful. She was mad at first, but after a while, she was all sweetness and light. At the reception, the whole family was all sweetness and light, but they argued and fought after the guests left.

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释义	all sweetness and light (all) sweetness and light 1. Of a person, particularly pleasant, amiable, or magnanimous, especially to an ostentatious or exaggerated degree. That's just toddlers for you—horrible temper tantrums one moment, sweetness and light the next. She's all sweetness and light most of the time, so it's really surprising when she makes such nasty remarks. 2. Of a situation, particularly pleasant, enjoyable, or appealing. Often used in negative constructions. Anyone expecting the project to be sweetness and light from beginning to end is naïve. I know it seems like they have the perfect marriage, but it's not all sweetness and light behind closed doors. See also: and, light, sweetness all sweetness and light Kind and agreeable. Susan's all sweetness and light, I'm sure she's not mad at you. See also: all, and, light, sweetness Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. all sweetness and light Cliché very kind, innocent, and helpful. She was mad at first, but after a while, she was all sweetness and light. At the reception, the whole family was all sweetness and light, but they argued and fought after the guests left. See also: all, and, light, sweetness McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (all) sweetness and light sweetness sweetness and light wax eloquent eloquent a bleeding heart bleeding bleeding heart welfare Cadillac get blood out of a stone References in periodicals archive But just 48 hours later it was all sweetness and light as the three put on an united front for the cameras. Football: Sofia's three wise men see the light Not that the show was all sweetness and light, mind you. Culture: Radio Choice - By Royal Command Radio Four, 11.30am It might be all sweetness and light just now, but wait until the lads are teenagers. Brothers in charms Levitt's kids are not those of Larry Clark or Jim Goldberg, but neither are they all sweetness and light. Innocence brings pain and fear along with delight and joy, as it continually runs up against the constraints of experience. Helen Levitt: International Center for Photgraphy The pair, played by Kate Ford and Bill Ward, have a stormy on-screen relationship, but it was all sweetness and lights as they performed the switch-on yesterday. Villains decide to lighten up
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