Sweet as a nut

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on August 02, 2010 at 19:16

In Reply to: Sweet as a nut posted by Mark Mc Ananey on August 02, 2010 at 14:14:

: Where does the phrase "sweet as a nut" originate from?

From nuts: which, when they're sound, are packed full of sweet nutritious kernels. (VSD)