make sth bearable
Frequency: 7.511.2 per million words
To cause something unpleasant to become tolerable.
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- The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable.
- The money made life more bearable for her.
- A good cup of coffee in the morning makes the early start to the day more bearable.
- Having friends to talk to can make a difficult situation more bearable.
- The air conditioning made the intense summer heat bearable.
- Music often helps to make a long journey bearable.
- We are looking for solutions that will make the symptoms of the illness bearable for patients.
- His sense of humor made the otherwise boring meeting almost bearable.
- The painkillers will make the pain bearable until you can see a doctor.
- Finding a small community of expats made living in a foreign country bearable for him.