sugarcoat a bitter pill in English

Audio: En-au-sugarcoat a bitter pill.ogg

Forms: sugarcoats a bitter pill [present, singular, third-person], sugarcoating a bitter pill [participle, present], sugarcoated a bitter pill [participle, past], sugarcoated a bitter pill [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sugarcoat a bitter pill (third-person singular simple present sugarcoats a bitter pill, present participle sugarcoating a bitter pill, simple past and past participle sugarcoated a bitter pill)

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"sugarcoat a bitter pill" meaning in English

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