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sugar the pill

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sugar/sweeten the pill  (British, American & Australian) also sugar-coat the pill (American)
to make something bad seem less unpleasant The government have cut income tax to sweeten the pill of a tough budget.
See also: pill, sugar
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Yet asked to explain why he had chosen to omit Beckham for the first time - the former Real Madrid man had played in all eight previous qualifiers under the Italian - Capello did not exactly sugar the pill.
MAIN MAN TO MAIN STAND; Beckham flew 18,000 miles, didn't even make ... by The Mirror (London, England)
or to sugar the pill, sometimes the editor may have added ?
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The effect on the largest farmers is less than under the Commissioner's original proposals, and to sugar the pill further, she suggests that all the funds deducted should remain at the disposal of the member state concerned; at present 20% may be reallocated to another member state by the Commission.
Farming: controversial EU cap plans; EURO VIEW by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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