smooth over

VERB
  1. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
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How To Use smooth over In A Sentence

  • In the meantime, the end of The Return of History and the End of Dreams makes it clear that “democracy” is a realist concern — a word trotted out by clever states and statesmen to smooth over the play of their own interests. Test-Driving the New Neoconservatism
  • Most of the folks coming are friends, but they've invited their neighbours - a hack writer and his wife - to smooth over a dispute about the dog.
  • he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman
  • The advent of factions was an attempt to smooth over this alienation within the parties.
  • Carefully spoon in dollops over the clementines, then smooth over with a palette knife to completely cover.
  • The cast-in-place walls require intense sandblasting to smooth over the concrete surface. Globe and Mail
  • Brush back the sides and underneath hair, then smooth over the top into a hooked elastic. The Sun
  • When the calculation was over, the operator would smooth over the sand and erase the marks.
  • He tried to smooth over the awkwardness of the situation.
  • Cover the fish completely with the mashed potatoes and smooth over with a fork.
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