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smooth over

VERB
  1. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

How To Use smooth over In A Sentence

  • Then pound the liver to a paste, add a tablespoonful of salt, a saltspoonful of white pepper; add three quarters of a pound of clarified butter; pound well together and pass through a wire sieve; put into pots; smooth over the top with a knife, then pour over hot clarified butter or lard and keep in a cool place. My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec
  • Agrarian funds, regional funds and other pots of Brussels' money served to smooth over the most glaring social distortions.
  • Well, one sure way to butcher Scarlatti keyboard music is to use the piano to smooth over Scarlatti's sharp contours.
  • I could see that he was trying to smooth over his duty for wrong judgments.
  • He came not to lead or star but to unite, to smooth over the fight between right and left.
  • Repeat the layers with the remaining raspberries and jelly, then smooth over the top. Times, Sunday Times
  • Sally managed to smooth over the bad feelings between them.
  • Smooth over lightly with a soft cotton cloth instead, applying even pressure, but not flattening patterns.
  • It will be difficult for you to smooth over your differences after so many years.
  • I could see that he was trying to smooth over his duty for wrong judgments.
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