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smooth over

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smooth over
vb
(tr) to ease or gloss over to smooth over a situation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
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? smooth over
vt sep (fig) quarrel → in Ordnung bringen, geradebiegen (inf); to smooth things over → die Sache geradebiegen (inf)


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Also, she keeps sending for me, and telling me that I have taken to evil courses, but that if I will return to her, she will smooth over matters with Bwikov, and force him to confess his fault.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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