sweet as honey

sweet as honey
((as) sweet as honey)
1) сладкий как мед; см. тж. sweet as sugar 1)
2) сладостный; прелестный, очень нежный

He smiled at me. Have you ever noticed what a wonderful smile he's got. It's as sweet as honey. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. IV) — Ларри улыбнулся мне. Вы заметили, какая у него чудесная улыбка? Просто очаровательная.

3) льстивый, неискренний; слащавый, елейный, медоточивый; ≈ мёд-медович

He must have thought I was dispassionately considering his proposal, because he became as sweet as honey. (J. Conrad, ‘Lord Jim’, ch. XXXIV) — Корнелий, должно быть, считал, что я спокойно обдумываю его предложение, так как сразу стал необыкновенно любезен, прямо-таки мед-медович.

‘Now you are here, let me show you everything,’ she said, her voice ingratuating and sweet as honey, horrible, false. (D. du Maurier, ‘Rebecca’, ch. XIV) — - Раз вы здесь, я вам все покажу, - сказала она. Ее голос звучал льстиво, неискренно до омерзения.

When they think they need our help they'll be sweet as honey; but when they got no need for us, then they'll push us down and spit on us. (A. Saxton, ‘The Great Midland’, part II, ‘The 30's’) — Пока им нужна наша помощь, они рассыпаются перед нами мелким бесом, но, как только надобность отпадет, они нас погонят прочь и наплюют на нас.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • sweet as honey — taste of heaven, heavenly flavor, extremely sweet …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Honey-sweet — Hon ey sweet , a. Sweet as honey. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • as sweet as honey — very sweet, using very gentle words …   English contemporary dictionary

  • honey — n. (pl. eys) 1 a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. 2 the colour of this. 3 a sweetness. b a sweet thing. 4 a person or thing excellent of its kind. 5 esp. US (usu. as a form of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • honey-sweet — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English hony sweete, from Old English hunigswēte, from hunig honey + swēte sweet : sweet with or as if with honey honey sweet blossoms honey sweet voice …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sugary (see sweetness); pleasing; amiable; dear, precious; fragrant, sweet smelling. Ant., sour, unpleasant, foul smelling. n. candy, bonbon, dessert, etc. See pleasure, courtesy, dearness, odor. II …   English dictionary for students

  • honey — n. 1) to gather honey 2) (misc.) as sweet as honey * * * [ hʌnɪ] (misc.) as sweet as honey to gather honey …   Combinatory dictionary

  • honey — hon·ey || hÊŒnɪ n. sweet sticky substance produced by honeybees; darling, sweetheart (term of endearment) v. flatter; sweeten with honey adj. of honey, resembling honey; sweet; containing honey …   English contemporary dictionary

  • honey — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear ▪ runny ▪ wild … OF HONEY ▪ jar, pot VERB + HONEY …   Collocations dictionary


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