have a sweet tooth
/hæv ə ˌswiːt ˈtuːθ/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
to like eating sugary food very much
Examples
- 1Grandad has a sweet tooth and always keeps a tin of biscuits next to his chair.
- 2I've never had a sweet tooth, so I usually skip dessert and order cheese instead.
- 3Maria has a sweet tooth, so her kitchen cupboard is always full of chocolate.
- 4Does your son have a sweet tooth, or does he prefer crisps to cake?
- 5Ben had a sweet tooth as a child, but these days he'd rather eat fruit than doughnuts.
Grammar
Only have changes form: has, had. Keep a and the singular tooth.
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