Although tuition rates are going up, more scholarships will be available to soften the blow.
Not only were they losing their jobs, but they could not count on any financial cushion to soften the blow.
Special relief funds have been set aside to soften the blow to families that lost someone in the disaster.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
soften the blow — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
soften the blow — soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow … Financial and business terms
soften the blow — When someone tries to soften the blow, they do something to make an unpleasant event or action easier to accept. In spite of the extra payments given to soften the blow, the loss of their jobs was a catastrophe for the miners … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
soften the blow — cushion/soften the blow to make a difficult experience less unpleasant. Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow … New idioms dictionary
soften/cushion the blow — ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow … Financial and business terms
soften the impact — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
soften the effect — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cushion the blow — Ⅰ. cushion the blow ► to make a bad situation less severe: »Earnings expectations are worsening, but interest rates are not expected to fall to cushion the blow. Main Entry: ↑cushion Ⅱ. soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of… … Financial and business terms
cushion the blow — cushion/soften the blow to make a difficult experience less unpleasant. Free street parking is to be abolished, but residents are being offered reduced price parking permits in an attempt to cushion the blow … New idioms dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
