sugarcoat a bitter pill

A form of sugarcoat the pill — To make an unpleasant event less displeasing.

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Meanings

verbsugarcoat a bitter pill (third-person singular simple present sugarcoats a bitter pill, present participle sugarcoating a bitter pill, simple past and past participle sugarcoated a bitter pill)

present singular third person sugarcoats a bitter pill · participle present sugarcoating a bitter pill · participle past sugarcoated a bitter pill · past sugarcoated a bitter pill

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of sugarcoat the pill.
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