sweet in the pants
adj.— «There’s something touching about a professional athlete who’s not afraid to fall in love publicly. I’m not gonna’ get all sweet in the pants or anything, but this story is totally sweet in the pants…on an intellectual level.» —“Runnin’ the ball is like makin’ romance” by Mike Innocenzi Vitriolic Spree (Chicago, Illinois) May 23, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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