Definitions for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down

ADVERTISEMENT

Wiktionary

  1. a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down(Proverb)

    An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.

  2. Origin: From the Sherman Brothers' 1964 song "A Spoonful of Sugar"


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: