gild the pill

To make something unpleasant seem appealing. I knew that my daughter was not going to be happy to go the doctor, so I gilded the pill by reminding her about all the toys that are in the office.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oralie	-	English (Rare)
Atlee	['ætli]
Paul	PAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
Rozanne	ro-ZAN	English
Yishai	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hasib	-	Arabic