What is Cushion The Blow?
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cushion the blow
to do something that reduces harm.
Etymology: from the idea of making the force of one thing hitting another less damaging by surrounding it with something soft
The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once.
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Commonly mistaken as meaning either skankwhoreor skank-whore, this term is a general insult for people that either
a) annoy you greatly..