Think about it: if you try to âsweeten up/beat around the bush/make light ofâ the truth, it may not be in my best interest. I think itâs better that all of us want the truth and, in turn, give it back to others. Now, this doesnât mean that we go around doing it with the intent to hurt people.
Definition of quash. 1  transitive verb. : 2  to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely quash a rebellion.
TO QUASH, practice. To overthrow or annul. 2. When proceedings are clearly irregular and void the courts will quash them, both in civil and criminal cases: for example, when the array is clearly irregular, as if the jurors have been selected by persons not authorized by law, it will be quashed. 3 Bouv.