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sugar-coat

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Definition

To say something carefully, with embellishment, for the benefit of the listener. 

Context : Relationships, Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic:

Usage of “sugar-coat”

  1. I sugar-coated the story of how I lost my job. Otherwise my wife would have been very upset.

  2. Tell me the truth! You don't need to sugar-coat anything for my sake.