englishing.app
Interface Language
EN English BN বাংলা HI हिन्दी ES Español FR Français DE Deutsch RU Русский ZH 简体中文 JA 日本語
Content Language
Same as website language EN English BN Bengali HI Hindi ES Spanish FR French DE German RU Russian ZH Chinese JA Japanese
Login
Home Courses Vocabularies PDF Videos

smooth things over

Idiom Conflict

Meaning

to make a bad situation seem better by dealing with it calmly

Example Sentences

"She tried to smooth things over after their disagreement."

Related Expressions

a ticking time bomb

A situation or person that could become dangerous at any mom...

take someone aback

to surprise or shock someone suddenly

the cat’s out of the bag

the secret is revealed

Through the lens

From a particular perspective or point of view

a front-page story

a news story that is important enough to be placed on the fr...

throw a curveball

to surprise someone with something unexpected