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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
all sweetness and light — phrase if a person or situation is all sweetness and light, they are very pleasant, often in a way that seems false One minute she’s incredibly rude to me and the next she’s all sweetness and light. Thesaurus: polite in an unpleasant or insincere … Useful english dictionary
all sweetness and light — if a person or situation is all sweetness and light, they are very pleasant, often in a way that seems false One minute she s incredibly rude to me and the next she s all sweetness and light … English dictionary
be all sweetness and light — to be very pleasant and friendly, especially when other people are not expecting you to be. I was expecting her to be in a foul mood but she was all sweetness and light … New idioms dictionary
Sweetness and light — is an English idiom that indicates a person’s friendliness and ease. Today, it is generally used ironically to describe insincere courtesy. For example: The two had been fighting for a month, but around others it was all sweetness and light.… … Wikipedia
sweetness and light — noun a mild reasonableness when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light • Hypernyms: ↑affability, ↑affableness, ↑amiability, ↑amiableness, ↑bonhomie, ↑geniality * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
sweetness and light — noun Date: 1869 1. a harmonious combination of beauty and enlightenment viewed as a hallmark of culture 2. a. amiable reasonableness of disposition < they were all sweetness and light > b. an untroubled or harmonious state or condition < but all… … New Collegiate Dictionary
all is sweetness and light — if all is sweetness and light, everyone is being friendly and pleasant with each other, especially when this was not expected. They had a furious argument last night but this morning all was sweetness and light … New idioms dictionary
(be) (all) sweetness and light — … Useful english dictionary
light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweetness — sweet|ness [ˈswi:tnıs] n [U] 1.) how sweet something tastes or smells ▪ the sweetness of the wild rose 2.) how pleasant something is ▪ a smile of great sweetness 3.) be all sweetness and light a) to behave in a way that is very pleasant and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
