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sweet tooth

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1. sweet tooth - Noun

2. sweet tooth - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic, only in singular) A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.
He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy.

(idiomatic, countable) Someone with a liking for sweet foods.

The edible fungus Hydnum repandum.

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I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin. Pope John Paul II

My secret indulgent food is dessert. I have an incredible sweet tooth - chocolate pudding with vanilla ice-cream or trifle and pavlova. I do love dessert. Deborra-Lee Furness

I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out. Devon Werkheiser

I have a disgracefully sweet tooth. My younger brother and I, all we care about are puddings. You can keep your smoked salmon and caviar. Donald Sinden

I've got a really sweet tooth and sometimes I just have to have some chocolate. Kirsty Gallacher

I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldnt say I have a major sweet tooth. Larry Fitzgerald

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