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gild the pill

To make something unpleasant seem appealing. I knew that my daughter was not going to be happy to go the doctor, so I gilded the pill by reminding her about all the toys that are in the office.

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come to a bad end
come to a bad/sticky end
have no stomach for something
have the stomach for
be tainted by (something)
not put (one's) finger on (something)
not put your finger on something
be in for
be in for something
have no stomach for (something)

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one card shy of a (full) deck
one chance in a million
one day
one day at a time
one day chicken and the next day feathers
one degree under
one egg short of a dozen
one eye on
one eye on (someone or something)
one fell swoop
one fell swoop, in
one final thing
one final word
one fine day
one flesh
one foot in the grave
one foot in the grave, have
one for all, (and) all for one
one for the (record) book(s)
one for the (record) books
one for the book
one for the books
one for the Gipper
one for the road
one fry short of a Happy Meal
one gilded the pill
one good turn deserves another
one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
one hand for (oneself) and one (hand) for the ship
One hand for oneself and one for the ship
one hand washes the other
one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)
One has to draw the line somewhere
one heck of a (something or someone)
one hell of a (something or someone)
one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after
one in a hundred
one in a million
one in a thousand
one in the eye for
one in the eye for somebody/something
one in the eye for someone
one in the oven
one jump ahead
one jump ahead of someone/something
one last thing
one last word
one law for the rich and another (law) for the poor
one law for the rich and another for the poor
one little bit
one man's loss is another man's gain
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one gets something off one's chest
one gets something out of one's system
one gets something started
one gets started
one gets stiffed
one gets the hang of
one gets the hang of it
one gets the hang of something
one gets the memo
one gets the red carpet treatment
one gets the red-carpet treatment
one gets the sack
one gets the shaft
one gets the short end of the stick
one gets to first base
one gets to the heart of
one gets to the heart of it
one gets to the heart of something
one gets to the point
one gets wind
one gets wind of
one gets wind of it
one gets wind of something
one gets with it
one giant leap for mankind
One Giant Leap Foundation
One Giant Media
one giggled like a schoolgirl
one giggles like a schoolgirl
one gilded the lily
one gilded the pill
one gilds the lily
one gilds the pill
one give one's right arm
one gives a bad name to
one gives a bad name to something
one gives a hoot
one gives a hoot about
one gives a hoot about her
one gives a hoot about him
one gives a hoot about it
one gives a hoot about me
one gives a hoot about somebody
one gives a hoot about someone
one gives a hoot about something
one gives a hoot about them
one gives a hoot about us
one gives a hoot about you
one gives a rip
one gives a rip about
one gives a rip about her
one gives a rip about him
one gives a rip about it
one gives a rip about me
one gives a rip about somebody
one gives a rip about someone
one gives a rip about something
one gives a rip about them
one gives a rip about us
one gives a rip about you
one gives a wide berth to
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