candy coat
verb[T]
mainlyUS(alsocandy-coat)uk/ˈkæn.di ˌkəʊt/us/ˈkæn.di ˌkoʊt/(UKusuallysugarcoat)tointentionallydescribesomething in a way that makes itseemlessunpleasantor lessseriousthan it really is:
粉饰I'm not going tocandycoatthis. You are anidiot.我不打算对此加以粉饰。你就是个白痴。
She is too clear-eyed about thewaysof theworldto candy-coat herstories.她对世界的运作方式看得太清楚了，不会粉饰她的故事。
tocoversomething with athinhardlayerofsugar:
涂上糖衣Icandycoatedthenutsas theytasteso muchbetterthat way.我在坚果上涂了糖衣，因为这样吃起来味道更好。
- "I'm not going tocandycoatit," he said. "What I did waswrongand I'll takeresponsibility."
- He'lltellyou thetruthwithout candy-coating it.
- It'sextremelydisappointing; I'm not going to candy-coat this.
- I'velearnedthat it isemotionallyhealthytoexpressmyrealfeelings, notcandycoatthings.
- They haven't made anyrealchanges. They candy-coated afundamentallyflawedprocedure.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- circumnavigation
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil
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