to sugar the pill for sb
1sugar 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 …
2sugar — n. & v. n. 1 a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, esp. the sugar cane and sugar beet, used in cookery, confectionery, brewing, etc.; sucrose. 2 Chem. any of a group of soluble usu. sweet tasting crystalline carbohydrates… …
3pill */ — UK [pɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms pill : singular pill plural pills a small piece of solid medicine that you swallow with water sleeping/contraceptive/vitamin pills pill for: The doctor gave me some pills for the pain. take a pill: Did… …
4pill — 1. A small globular mass of some coherent, but soluble, substance containing a medicinal substance to be swallowed. SEE ALSO: tablet. 2. The P.; a colloquial term for oral contraceptives. [L. pilula; dim. of pila, ball] bread p. a placebo made of …
5pill — [[t]pɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ pills 1) N COUNT Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing. Why do I have to take all these pills? ...sleeping pills. Syn: tablet 2) N SING: the N If a woman is on the pill, she… …
6The Magical Monarch of Mo — (1898) is the first full length children s fantasy book by L. Frank Baum. Originally published in 1899 as A New Wonderland , the book was reissued in 1903 with a new title in order to capitalize upon the alliterative title of Baum s successful… …
7pill — ► NOUN 1) a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole. 2) (the Pill) a contraceptive pill. ► VERB ▪ (of knitted fabric) form small balls of fluff on its surface. ● a bitter pill Cf. ↑a bitter pill …
8The Dope Show — Single by Marilyn Manson from the album Mechanical Animals Released September 15, 1998 …
9The Bravery — This article is about the band. For the band s self titled album, see The Bravery (album). The Bravery The Bravery at the video shoot for Believe . Background information Origin …
10pill — pill1 S3 [pıl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pilula, from pila ball ] 1.) a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole ▪ He has to take pills to control his blood pressure. ▪ sleeping pills ▪ a bottle of vitamin pills …
