كيف تنطق "sweeten the pill"

expression

SWEET-en thuh pill

التعريف

To make something unpleasant or difficult easier to accept, often by adding something positive or delivering the news gently.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈswitən/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpɪɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

swˈiːtən/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈɪl

أمريكي

SWEET-en thuh pill

بريطاني

SWEET-en thuh pill

He tried to sweeten the pill by offering a small bonus with the bad news.

We need to sweeten the pill before telling her about the changes.

To sweeten the pill, they included free training with the strict new policy.

There's no real way to sweeten the pill—we just have to tell them the truth.