- smooth over
- {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh./ Syn.: GLOSS OVER. Compare: PATCH UP.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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smooth over — (something) to make problems seem less serious. He s on a three day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn t going to ignore it or try to smooth it over … New idioms dictionary
smooth over — index disarm (set at ease) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
smooth over — verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑gloss over, ↑skate over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by … Useful english dictionary
smooth over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms smooth over : present tense I/you/we/they smooth over he/she/it smoothes over present participle smoothing over past tense smoothed over past participle smoothed over to make a problem seem less serious He s… … English dictionary
smooth over — PHRASAL VERB If you smooth over a problem or difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially by talking to the people concerned. [V P n (not pron)] ...an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred... [V… … English dictionary
smooth over — {v.} To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. * /Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh./ Syn.: GLOSS OVER. Compare: PATCH UP … Dictionary of American idioms
smooth\ over — v To make something seem better or more pleasant; try to excuse. Bill tried to smooth over his argument with Mary by making her laugh. Syn.: gloss over Compare: patch up … Словарь американских идиом
smooth over something — smooth over (something) to make problems seem less serious. He s on a three day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn t going to ignore it or try to smooth it over … New idioms dictionary
smooth over the cracks — paper/smooth over the cracks to hide problems or faults, especially arguments between people, in order to make a situation seem better than it really is. The two party coalition has so far been successful in papering over the cracks. I m tired of … New idioms dictionary
smooth over — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conceal, cover up, hush up; see hide 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, straighten out. See AGREE. II verb See SMOOTH … English dictionary for students
