When Tim's parents announced that he was going to boarding school, they tried to sugar the pill by telling him he'd be home at the week-ends.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
sugar the pill — To compensate somewhat for an unpleasant prospect, unwelcome imposition, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑sugar * * * sweeten/sugar the pill phrase to make something unpleasant easier to accept To sweeten the pill, the company will introduce a range of new … Useful english dictionary
sugar the pill — ► sugar (or sweeten) the pill make an unpleasant or painful necessity more palatable. Main Entry: ↑pill … English terms dictionary
sugar the pill — British, American & Australian, American to make something bad seem less unpleasant. The government have cut income tax to sweeten the pill of a tough budget … New idioms dictionary
sugar the pill — make something bad easier to accept, ease a bad situation … English contemporary dictionary
sugar/sweeten the pill — to make an unpleasant thing less difficult to accept or deal with Faster service may sugar the pill of higher fees. • • • Main Entry: ↑pill … Useful english dictionary
sugar (or sweeten) the pill — make an unpleasant or painful necessity more palatable. → pill … English new terms dictionary
sweeten the pill — sweeten/sugar the pill phrase to make something unpleasant easier to accept To sweeten the pill, the company will introduce a range of new performance related bonuses. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
sweeten the pill — ► sugar (or sweeten) the pill make an unpleasant or painful necessity more palatable. Main Entry: ↑pill … English terms dictionary
sugar — n. & v. n. 1 a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, esp. the sugar cane and sugar beet, used in cookery, confectionery, brewing, etc.; sucrose. 2 Chem. any of a group of soluble usu. sweet tasting crystalline carbohydrates… … Useful english dictionary
sugar — [[t]ʃ ʊgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ sugars, sugaring, sugared 1) N UNCOUNT Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals. → See also , confectioners sugar, , granulated sugar,… … English dictionary
