sugarcoat (something)
sugarcoat (something)
To say, explain, or present something in a manner that is easier to accept, understand, cope with, or endure. Don't sugarcoat it for me, Doc—is my wife going to make it? My grandmother was never one to sugarcoat her criticisms. If she thought you had messed up, she would tell you in no uncertain terms.
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sugarcoated
Said, explained, or presented in a manner that is easier to accept, understand, cope with, or endure. Stop giving me sugarcoated responses whenever I ask about the state of the project. I need to know how it's actually progressing! It doesn't have to be sugarcoated, but you should aim to be a bit more empathetic when you deliver a prognosis to one of you patients.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sugarcoated
mod. palatable; inoffensive; easy to take. Math is so sugarcoated these days. Even I could learn it.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- coating
- sugarcoat
- sugarcoated
- sweeten the pill
- sugar-coat the pill
- bear the sight of (someone or something)
- not stand the sight of (someone or something)
- take (something) lying down
- take lying down
- take something lying down