sweeten the pill

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sweeten the pill

verb sweetens the pill · sweetening the pill · sweetened the pill

Synonym of sugarcoat the pill. This would not sweeten the pill to the French; but in making that acquisition we had some view to our own good as well as theirs, and I believe the greatest good of both will be promoted by whatever will amalgamate us together.
Similar: sugarcoat the pill

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@misc{sweeten_the_pill_2026,
  title = {sweeten the pill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweeten%20the%20pill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}