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sugar the pill
idiomUK(USsweeten the pill)
to make something bad seem less unpleasant: 使不愉快的事变得较易接受
Plans to improve public services are a way of sugaring the pill of increased taxation.改进公益服务的诸项计划是缓和人们对增税的不满情绪的一种方式。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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add salt to somethingidiom
allay
alleviate
alleviation
ameliorate
cultivate
levelling up
liven (something) up
lubricate
make a differenceidiom
make a world of differenceidiom
remedial
repolish
restructure
revamp
revitalize
revivify
salve
sharpen
tonic
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