sweetheart
51sweetheart contract — noun see sweetheart agreement * * * a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. Also called sweetheart agreement. [1945 50] * * *… …
52Sweetheart Abbey — Infobox monastery name= Sweetheart Abbey order= Cistercian founder= Dervorguilla of Galloway established= 1273 mother= Dundrennan Abbey disestablished= 1624 diocese= Diocese of Galloway churches= Buittle; Crossmichael; Kirkcolm; Kirkpatrick… …
53sweetheart deal — The term sweetheart deal is used to refer to an abnormally lucrative arrangement between two parties. Opponents say the contract was awarded to the builder as part of a sweetheart deal, and is therefore illegal …
54sweetheart deal — /ˈswithat dil/ (say sweethaht deel) noun a private agreement reached between two parties, as an employer and a trade union, to their mutual advantage, often made without proper regard for other parties affected or society as a whole: *governments …
55sweetheart deal — n. a deal made between friends so that both may profit well. (Such deals usually involve illegal or unethical practices.) □ They found that the mayor was involved in a number of sweetheart deals. □ Most of the general contractors in town would be …
56sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. Also called sweetheart agreement. [1945 50] * * * …
57sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman s garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart. Also called sweetheart neck. [1940 45] * * * …
58sweetheart deal — noun A transaction, contract, or other agreement in which one party provides particularly favorable terms to the other, especially in suspicious circumstances. Steven Matthews, described the lease last week as a sweetheart deal that gives too… …
59sweetheart deal — noun, pl ⋯ deals [count] chiefly US : an unusually good arrangement or agreement that helps someone who has a lot of influence or who knows someone important He got a sweetheart deal on the new job/car because he knows the manager …
60sweetheart — Synonyms and related words: ace, admirer, angel, babe, baby, baby doll, beau, beaut, beloved, betrothed, boyfriend, buttercup, captive, catch, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, conquest, coquette, corker, court, crackerjack, daisy, dandy, darb, darling …
