影视英语口语:说得好听

“说得好听”在英语口语里能怎么说？

蹩脚口语：make it sound better
地道口语：sugarcoat it

素材来源：另类童话色彩《灵指神探》
剧情简介：
Ned面对着安静逝去的初恋情人内心悲喜交集，他用自己的金手指触碰了她的脸颊，不想却受到了Chuck突如其来的袭击。20多年未见的他们居然在这么奇怪的场合情形下相遇了……

Ned: Uh, do you know what's happening right now?
Chuck: I had the strangest dream: I was being strangled to death with a plastic sack ...
Ned: You were strangled to death with a plastic sack.  It's probably an odd thing to hear - I wasn't sure how to sugarcoat it.