B2 — Upper Intermediate🎨 Colors
Dorare la pillola
To sugar the pill
Literal Translation
"To gild the pill"
What it means
To make bad news or an unpleasant situation seem more acceptable than it really is.
Example in context
"Ha cercato di dorare la pillola, ma la notizia era comunque pessima."
"He tried to sugar the pill, but the news was still terrible."
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