sweet as a gumdrop

sweet as a gumdrop
Sweet as a gumdrop
This means that something or someone is very nice or pretty.

The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.

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  • gumdrop — UK [ˈɡʌmˌdrɒp] / US [ˈɡʌmˌdrɑp] noun [countable] Word forms gumdrop : singular gumdrop plural gumdrops a firm fruit sweet made of jelly and covered with sugar …   English dictionary

  • gumdrop — [[t]gʌ̱mdrɒp[/t]] gumdrops N COUNT A gumdrop is a chewy sweet which feels like firm rubber and usually tastes of fruit. Syn: gum …   English dictionary

  • gumdrop — /ˈgʌmdrɒp/ (say gumdrop) noun 1. a hard gelatinous sweet. –phrase 2. goody (goody) gumdrops, Colloquial (an exclamation of delight, pleasure, etc.) …  

  • gumdrop — gum|drop [ˈgʌmdrɔp US dra:p] n a small sweet that you chew …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gumdrop — noun a firm, jelly like sweet made with gelatin or gum arabic …   English new terms dictionary

  • gumdrop — noun (C) a firm transparent sweet that is like jelly …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gumdrop — n. a soft coloured sweet made with gelatin or gum arabic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dots (candy) — This article is about the gumdrops. For the candy dots on a strip of paper, see Candy Buttons. DOTS DOTS, or Mason DOTS, are a brand of gum drops marketed by Tootsie Roll Industries, which claims that since its 1945 launch, the candy has become… …   Wikipedia

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