smooth over
English
Verb
smooth over
- (transitive) To make (a rough surface) smooth
- (transitive) to pacify (e.g. rumours)
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Then, as usual, the sheep broke into "Four legs good, two legs bad!" and the momentary awkwardness was smoothed over.
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