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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning?

HI,

What is the meaning of "but the candy coating could only cover so much." in the following text?

He had committed a partner and a few associates to the project. But the candy only cover so much.

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It refers to what you have to do when you must take some very bad-tasting medicine. You coat the pill with sugar (or candy) so you can swallow it. com/definition/sugarcoat This was a bad deal that he tried to disguise or present as something good.

  • It refers to what you have to do when you must take some very bad-tasting medicine.
  • You coat the pill with sugar (or candy) so you can swallow it.
  • com/definition/sugarcoat This was a bad deal that he tried to disguise or present as something good.
  • But it didn't quite work.
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It refers to what you have to do when you must take some very bad-tasting medicine.

You coat the pill with sugar (or candy) so you can swallow it.

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/sugarcoat

This was a bad deal that he tried to disguise or present as something good

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