He has tried to sugar the pill with a layer of "social" policies and rhetoric.
sugar the pill.给点甜头
The government has raised taxes and is trying to sugar the pill by telling its people that the money will be spent on things they need, such as housing or education.
They suggest that the road tax be abolished to sugar the pill .
Whenever he wants to borrow money from me, he will try to sugar the pill by saying that he will return the money very soon.
