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125 - Expression: To Sugarcoat Something

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The Healthiest Part of a Doughnut?

The definition of a doughnut, according to miriam webster dictionary, is a small, usually ring shaped, piece of sweet fried dough. But this definition doesn't really account for baked doughnuts or gluten free doughnuts made of tofoo. Let's jump into the expression of the day, to sugar coat something. I debated whether this is an actual expression, just because it feels like a verb to sugar coatSomething. And it's not necessarily a group of words, but since it has a literal and figurative meaning, we got to learn it. It's one word made from two words, sugar and coat. Sugar is a sweet, crystalline substance obtained from various plants,

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