soften the blow

Be honest and truthful with your employees at all times; don't sugarcoat the truth in an attempt to soften the blow of difficult news.

A young boy faces the impossible task of trying to soften the blow of tragic news.

Though March's housing starts were revised up substantially, it was not enough to soften the blow from last month's drop.

Will it soften the blow if I say "sorry mate but I just let a bum sneeze go" ! !

With price pressures remaining high, dedicated funds have been set up around the country to soften the blow of inflation.

The test train also had new interior safety measures to soften the blow to a passenger's body during the crash .

Venus in your house of family and home may soften the blow as Pluto tries to alter the portrait of your domestic calm.

I wish there were some way in which we could soften the blow that has come to you.

Any attempts to soften the blow for bankers are likely to get short shrift from regulators.

As governments are giving out cash and increasing subsidies on fuel and staple goods to soften the blow on consumers.

To soften the blow, Alibaba has facilitated loans in excess of Rmb1bn to SMEs that would otherwise have struggled to get money.

And relegated teams get "parachute payments" that soften the blow of tumbling down a division.

When he lost his job he was offered a cash payment to soften the blow.

Fortunately, fair Venus is there to soften the blow, make amends and repair bruised feelings.

Be firm . Don't try to soften the blow by leaving some vague hope that things might change in the future.

The other thing that regulators need to do is soften the blow when banks do get into trouble.

If sustained, the current rally in stock markets will soften the blow.

Another stimulus package may soften the blow, but it can't prevent most of the pain.

And why text before calling if you don't need to soften the blow?

To soften the blow, I have also been thinking about where I didn't go wrong.

But, it is easy to soften the blow when you offer criticism to someone in English.

soften the blow of tragic news