English Explanatory Dictionary

sugarcoat the pill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make an unpleasant event less displeasing.

Pronunciation

En-au-sugarcoat the pill.ogg

Word forms

sugarcoat the pill sugarcoats the pill sugarcoating the pill sugarcoated the pill sugarcoat a bitter pill

Synonyms

gild the pill sweeten the pill polish a turd put lipstick on a pig sweeten the pot

Related words

bitter pill to swallow difficult pill to swallow hard pill to swallow pill to swallow swallow a bitter pill tough pill to swallow hard to swallow
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