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take the sting out of something idiom If something takes the sting out of an unpleasant situation, it makes it less unpleasant: 减少…的不快 The new policy of shorter working hours will serve to take the sting out of the pay cut.缩短工作时间的新政策有助于减少降低薪水带来的不快。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making things better 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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