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39 entries under expression topic. ×
| lighten burden(upset, trouble, hurt) | |
| make light of(idiom, upset, open, allow) | |
| make nice(upset, increase) | |
| make reasonable(upset, raise, extend) | |
| make well(upset, trouble, hurt) | |
| monkey around with(idiom, upset, raise, extend) | |
| patch things up(idiom, upset, increase) | |
| play up to(idiom, upset, increase) | |
| pour oil on(idiom, upset, increase) | |
| put at ease(idiom, upset, trouble, hurt) | |
| put the lid on(idiom, upset, agitate) | |
| quiet fears(upset, trouble, hurt) | |
| smooth down | |
| take it easy(idiom, do, agitate, hurry) | |
| take the bite out of(idiom, upset, release) | |
| take the edge off(idiom, trouble) | |
| take the sting out(idiom, upset, increase) | |
| take the sting out of(idiom, raise, extend) | |
| win over(verb, phrasal verb) |
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