sugar-coat

the company tried to sugar-coat the bad news about declining sales.

don't sugar-coat it; just tell me the truth about the project's status.

he sugar-coated his criticism to avoid hurting her feelings.

the politician sugar-coated the unpopular policy with promises of future benefits.

i don't want you to sugar-coat anything; i need honest feedback.

she sugar-coated the difficult situation to reassure the team.

the report sugar-coated the findings to please the board of directors.

he sugar-coated his apology to make himself look better.

they sugar-coated the presentation to secure funding for the project.

stop sugar-coating and tell me what's really going on.

the manager sugar-coated the employee's performance review.