cushion the blow

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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. THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL CITIZEN GREG'S NEW ARENA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) 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. Praise and recognition: the importance of social support in law ... by Gove, Tracey G. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 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. Retail spending expected to keep L.A.'s economy afloat by King, Danny / Los Angeles Business Journal More results

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Welcome to the political arena, where there's no padded sidelines to cushion the blow.

THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL CITIZEN GREG'S NEW ARENA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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.

Praise and recognition: the importance of social support in law ... by Gove, Tracey G. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

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.

Retail spending expected to keep L.A.'s economy afloat by King, Danny / Los Angeles Business Journal

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