It is time to pay the piper, and I, for one, have little interest in using my taxpayer dollars to cushion the blow. After all, I am just another heartless Wall Street bastard myself.
Domestic demand had been expected to cushion the blow of weaker exports, but instead it was hit by two forces.
On the plus side, you may be eligible for part-time unemployment benefits, depending on your state's laws, which can cushion the blow while you look for a new full-time position.
If there were another supply or demand shock, the farm-trade system would not cushion the blow.
His hat helped to cushion the blow.
