smooth#over

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Definition von smooth#over im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

smooth over
treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
smooth over
slide; settle difficulties
smooth over
If you smooth over a problem or difficulty, you make it less serious and easier to deal with, especially by talking to the people concerned. an attempt to smooth over the violent splits that have occurred The Chancellor is trying to smooth things over
smooth#over

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    [ 'smü[th] ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English smothe, from Old English smOth; akin to Old Saxon smOthi smooth.
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