gild the pill

== English == === Etymology === Supposedly from an old pharmaceutical practice of coating bitter tasting pills with a thin layer of metal (see bitter pill). === Pronunciation === === Verb === gild the pill (third-person singular simple present gilds the pill, present participle gilding the pill, simple past and past participle gilded the pill) Synonym of sugarcoat the pill. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== put lipstick on a pig