Смысл: bittersweet

bittersweet1. [͵bıtəʹswi:t] n
<Í> 1. горькая радость
bittersweet(s) of daily life - горести и радости повседневной жизни
2. бот. паслён сладко-горький (Solanum dulcamara)

2. [͵bıtəʹswi:t] a
<Í> 1) горьковато-сладкий
2) сладостно-горький

keep somebody sweet Идиома

a sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.

short and sweet

brief and pleasant His visit with his parents was short and sweet.

sweet on

in love with, very fond of He was sweet on his next door neighbor when he was a child.

sweet spot

(See the sweet spot)

sweet talk

praise or flatter someone to get what you want My sister tried to sweet talk our father into giving her the car but he said no.

sweet tooth

a need to eat candy, a craving for sweets A piece of dark chocolate will satisfy my sweet tooth. Yum!

sweeten the pot

add more good things, make it worth more If we sweeten the pot with a trip to Paris, we'll sell more tickets.

sweetheart deal

a deal made between friends so that both may make a big profit We were able to make a sweetheart deal with our landlord and got the rent greatly reduced.

sweetie pie

darling, sweetheart He always calls his wife sweetie pie. Even after they have been married for 30 years.

the sweet spot

the best spot to touch, the spot that feels good Keep rubbing. When you find my sweet spot, I'll purr like a kitten.

keep (one) sweet

To do nice things for one in adjustment to advance their adherence or to arm-twist some account from them in the future. She isn't the easiest being in the apple to assignment for, but she keeps us candied with a big fat benefit at the end of the year. He's been befitting the administrator candied so that he'll get a favorable analysis at the end of the year.Learn more: keep, sweet

keep somebody ˈsweet

(informal) be affable and nice to somebody, so that they will amusement you well: I accept to accumulate my mother candied because I appetite to borrow the car.Learn more: keep, somebody, sweet

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the short end of the stick the sin bin (hockey) the spice of life the spitting image the squeaky wheel gets the grease the straight dope the straight goods the strong, silent type the sweet spot the tail wagging the dog the take the talk of the town the tender age of the tide turned the tip of the iceberg the tricks of the trade the turn of the century Keep out of this! keep out of trouble keep own counsel keep pace keep people straight keep place keep posted keep powder dry keep quiet keep quiet (about something) keep quiet about something keep schtum keep schtum/shtum keep shirt on keep sight of keep sight of (someone or something) keep sight of somebody/something keep smiling keep somebody amused keep somebody at arm's length keep somebody company keep somebody going keep somebody guessing keep somebody on their toes keep somebody posted keep somebody sweet keep somebody waiting keep somebody's seat, etc. warm keep someone at arm's length keep someone dangling keep someone in the dark keep someone on the hop keep someone or something at arm's length keep someone posted keep someone sweet keep something dark keep something from (someone) keep something in proportion keep something to yourself keep something under wraps keep something under your hat keep something warm for someone keep something, stay, etc. under wraps keep something/someone at bay keep step keep still keep still (about something) keep stum keep tab keep tabs on keep tabs on (someone or something)