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'Sweetness and light is an English idiom that today is used in common speech, generally with mild irony, to describe insincere courtesy. For example: The two had been fighting for a month, but around others it was all sweetness and light Originally, however, "sweetness and light" term had a special use in literary and cultural criticism to mean "pleasing and instructive", which in classical theory was considered to be the aim and justification of poetry.' (Wikipedia)
It is now a cliche, meaning very kind, innocent, and helpful. Examples:-
-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.
The phrase is generally used with an implied contrast & is mildly ironic, indicating volatile behaviour, so if a person (or less commonly, a situation) is all sweetness and light, s/he 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.:inno::devil:
It is now a cliche, meaning very kind, innocent, and helpful. Examples:-
-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.
The phrase is generally used with an implied contrast & is mildly ironic, indicating volatile behaviour, so if a person (or less commonly, a situation) is all sweetness and light, s/he 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.:inno::devil: