"a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. Alternative form of a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
    Sense id: en-a_spoonful_of_sugar_makes_the_medicine_go_down-en-proverb-HNx-q2N9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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