English / proverb
A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A gentle attitude, kindness, or pleasant words make harsh feedback or difficult compromises easier to accept.
In context
01
Beginning the peace conference with compliments showed that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
02
She coupled her firm critique with sincere warmth, knowing a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
Synonyms
sweeten the bitter pill,soften the blow,tactful delivery eases resistance
Antonyms
adding salt to the wound,blunt harshness,abrasive confrontation
Collocations
just like a spoonful of sugar,knowing a spoonful of sugar,as a spoonful of sugar helps