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cushion the blow

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cushion/soften the blow
to make a difficult experience less unpleasant Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow.
See strike a blow for, blow up in face, blow a hole in, blast to kingdom come, blow the lid off, blow own trumpet, blow a raspberry, blow socks off, let off steam
See also: blow, cushion

cushion the blow
to do something that reduces harm The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once.
Etymology: from the idea of making the force of one thing hitting another less damaging by surrounding it with something soft
See also: blow, cushion


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Welcome to the political arena, where there's no padded sidelines to cushion the blow.
5) To this end, evidence uncovered a substantial buffering effect whereby social support acts to cushion the blow and make the perception of stress less severe.
Both Jack Kyser, chief economist of the LAEDC, and Christopher Thornberg, senior economist at UCLA Anderson Forecast, agreed that a thriving informal economy of domestic workers, day-laborers and independent contractors working off payroll would cushion the blow of any job losses.
 
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