Word info

sugar and spice

Noun

Meaning

sugar and spice (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Two things that are dramatically different from each other.
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Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

When I hold you in my arms, I know that I can't do no wrong. And when I hold you in my arms, My love can't do me no harm.And I feel nice, like sugar and spice I feel nice, like sugar and spice. So nice, so nice, well I got you. James Brown

Women ... have long been discouraged from the awareness and forthright expression of anger. Sugar and spice are the ingredients from which we are made. We are the nurturers, the soothers, the peacemakers, and the steadiers of rocked boats. Harriet Lerner

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