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sweeten the pill
idiomUS(UKsugar the pill)
to make something bad seem less unpleasant:
Plans to improve public services are a way of sweetening the pill of increased taxation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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add salt to somethingidiom
allay
alleviate
alleviation
ameliorate
cultivate
levelling up
lighten
liven (something) up
lubricate
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remedial
repolish
restructure
revamp
revitalize
revivify
sharpen
tonic
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