sugar the pill
Make something unpleasant more palatable, as in There would be no Christmas bonus this year but management sugared the pill by giving workers extra vacation time over the holidays. [Late 1700s]
Words nearby sugar the pill
sugar pie,
sugar pine,
sugar snap pea,
sugar soap,
sugar spoon,
sugar the pill,
sugar tongs,
sugar tree,
sugar-candy,
sugar-coat,
sugar-cured