made of sugar

English

Adjective

made of sugar (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make,‎ of,‎ sugar.
2. (humorous) Reluctant to step into the rain.
   • 1896, Émile Zola, The Fat and the Thin, page 142:

     She shook herself like a poodle, saying that she was quite used to such weather, and was not made of sugar, to melt away beneath a few drops of rain.

   • 1930, John Barber Scott, An Englishman at Home and Abroad: 1792-1828, with Some Recollections of Napoleon: Being Extracts from the Diaries of J. B. Scott of Bungay, Suffolk; with an Appendix:

     When I called next day to state the reason, he said, "Are you made of sugar or salt that you thought the rain would destroy you."

   • 1954, Bill Gulick, A Thousand for the Cariboo, Boston: Houghton Mifflin:

     She said, “Brent, wouldn't it be simpler if we camped out? I'm not made of sugar, you know.”

   • 2010 August 1, J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone, Slaughter of Eagles, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 26:

     “What if it does rain? You ain't made of sugar,” Clete said. “You ain't goin' to melt.” Poole laughed. “You ain't made of sugar,” he repeated. “I like that.”

   • 2019 February 1, Debby Giusti, Valerie Hansen, Jenna Night, Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense February 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2: A Wholesome Western Romance, Harlequin, →ISBN:

     Abraham glanced out the window. “It is cloudy, but I do not think we will have rain. Are you made of sugar?” he teased.

Translations

reluctant to step into the rain