bitter pill to swallow

bitter pill to swallow
Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.

[T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow.


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  • bitter pill to swallow — A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • bitter pill to swallow —    A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A bitter pill to swallow is something very difficult or unpleasant to accept.    Something very unpleasant or difficult to accept is a bitter …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bitter pill to swallow — a bitter pill (to swallow) phrase an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept The truth about her family had been a bitter pill to swallow. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry: pill * * * (a) bitter… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bitter pill to swallow —   A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • a bitter pill to swallow — Something which is difficult or unpleasant to accept, such as an unwelcome fact • • • Main Entry: ↑bitter * * * a bitter pill (to swallow) phrase an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept The truth about her family had been a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) bitter pill to swallow — a bitter pill (to swallow) a situation that is unpleasant but must be accepted. Losing the championship to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow. Cuts in salaries are a dose of bitter medicine that may help the company to survive …   New idioms dictionary

  • bitter pill to swallow — something difficult to accept or make peace with …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bitter pill — noun singular an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept: a bitter pill to swallow: The truth about her husband had been a bitter pill to swallow …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bitter pill — noun : an extreme vexation or humiliation; especially : one constituting a punishment, retribution, or unavoidable expedient having to seek his foe s aid was a bitter pill to take * * * bitter pill, anything that is hard to accept. * * * (a)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow. * * * …   Universalium

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