sugar coat
1sugar-coat — ˈsugar coat f5 [sugar coat] verb sugar coat sth to do sth that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant • There s no way of sugar coating it the report predicts a grim future for the industry …
2sugar the pill — To compensate somewhat for an unpleasant prospect, unwelcome imposition, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑sugar * * * sweeten/sugar the pill phrase to make something unpleasant easier to accept To sweeten the pill, the company will introduce a range of new …
3sugar — 1. noun /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ),ˈʃʊɡɚ/ a) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink. He usually has his coffee white with one sugar. b) When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such… …
4sugar-coated — adjective superficially attractive or excessively sentimental. Derivatives sugar coat verb …
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10sugar — ► NOUN 1) a sweet crystalline substance obtained especially from sugar cane and sugar beet. 2) Biochemistry any of the class of soluble crystalline sweet tasting carbohydrates, including sucrose and glucose. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. used as… …
