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to keep the team sweet

to keep the team sweet

7.4
To do small kind things that make a team feel happy and work well together
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : mantener al equipo contento
  • He bought everyone coffee to keep the team sweet ahead of the big presentation.

Examples

  • Regular feedback sessions help keep the team sweet and motivated.

  • She always keeps the team sweet with her thoughtful gestures.

  • Managers should make time to keep the team sweet with small acts of appreciation.

  • It's important to keep the team sweet to ensure productivity.

  • He bought everyone coffee to keep the team sweet ahead of the big presentation.

  • Managers should make time to keep the team sweet with small acts of appreciation.

  • She always keeps the team sweet with her thoughtful gestures.

Synonyms

to sweet-talk
vsto keep the team sweet
  • Informal
23 5.3

To persuade someone by saying nice things to them

uses small considerate actions to preserve harmonious group atmosphere instead of flattery
to boost morale
vsto keep the team sweet
5 3.7

Make people feel more confident and positive

keeps a steady harmonious atmosphere rather than actively raising energy
to keep someone sweet
vsto keep the team sweet
  • Informal
1 8.1

Make someone like you by giving them small gifts or help

maintains a calm harmonious atmosphere through small considerate actions
to cultivate teamwork
vsto keep the team sweet
3.9

To help people in a group work well together

prioritizes preserving friendly harmony rather than improving task cooperation

Antonyms

to alienate
123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

discord
26 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

How Harmonious

team spirit
8 2.4
to make peace
89 3.4
to keep the team sweet
  • UK
7.4
politeness
26 1.3

Surface Forms

keep the team sweet infinitive

Morphology

keep + the + team + sweet

The meaning 'to maintain a positive or harmonious atmosphere' is directly derivable from 'keep' (to maintain) + 'team' (group) + 'sweet' (pleasant/agreeable). The use of 'sweet' to mean 'pleasant' is common and the composition follows a straightforward pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely understand the phrase.

Etymology

Keep the team sweet comes from the simple picture of giving a team small sweets or gifts to keep them happy. So, it now means 'to keep people in a group happy and friendly' by doing small kind things.