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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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aliquid sensus iucunditate perfundita thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses.Rate it:

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aliquid sensus suaviter afficita thing makes a pleasant impression on the senses.Rate it:

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an explosion of flavor!The reaction of the taste buds and the associated explosion of pleasant, sweet, toothsome, rewarding, overwhelming pleasurable response to food, drink or sweetmeats, desserts etc.Rate it:

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Bed of RosesAn amazing person or condition that is very comfortable or pleasantRate it:

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bed of rosesA pleasant or easy situation.Rate it:

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coloniam constituere (Leg. Agr. 1. 5. 16)to found a colony.Rate it:

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coloniam deducere in aliquem locum (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...)to found a colony somewhere.Rate it:

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count one's blessingsTo focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.Rate it:

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die Sonne geht aufremark made when a particularly pleasant person appearsRate it:

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gentilpleasant, amiable, niceRate it:

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gratam (gratissimam) alicuius memoriam retinereto retain a (most) pleasant impression of a person.Rate it:

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honey-mouthedIndirect, delivering a message in a way that will make it seem more pleasant to the hearer; seductive, persuasive.Rate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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loca amoena, amoenitas locorumpleasant districts; charming surroundings.Rate it:

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look forwardTo anticipate or expect; especially, to expect something to be pleasant.Rate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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no more Mr. Nice GuyAn implied individual has ceased being pleasant, and will now resort to unpleasant means to get their way.Rate it:

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on est puni par où l'on a péché“The Gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to scourge us.”Rate it:

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Piece Of CakeA thing that is easier and is pleasantRate it:

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Portuguese man-of-warA floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish.Rate it:

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queen beeA reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.Rate it:

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shes a knockoutShe is pulchritudinous, and attractive, stunning, pretty, pleasant appearing, gorgeous, glamorous,Rate it:

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Sight for Sore EyesA pleasant and good surprise, an unexpected thing that can relieve you of your troubleRate it:

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sugarcoat the pillTo make an unpleasant situation more pleasant.Rate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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tizku leshanim rabot ne'imot vetovotMay you merit many pleasant and good years (in Hebrew)Rate it:

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turn up for the bookA very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.Rate it:

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walk in the parkSomething easy or pleasant, especially by comparison to something.Rate it:

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wolf in sheep's clothingSomething harmful or problematic disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.Rate it:

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יומנעיםUsed to wish someone a pleasant day, usually in the context of a greeting or farewell.Rate it:

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