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sweeten the pill

sweet·en the pill
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-n stressed th ee pil]
    • /ˈswit n stressed ði pɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-n stressed th ee pil]
    • /ˈswit n stressed ði pɪl/

Definition of sweeten the pill words

  • phrase sweeten the pill If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable. 0
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Parts of speech for Sweeten the pill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sweeten the pill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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