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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 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 … Dictionary of English idioms
tough pill to swallow — medication that is hard to ingest; (Slang) situation or fact that is difficult to accept … English contemporary dictionary
swallow — [[t]swɒ̱loʊ[/t]] swallows, swallowing, swallowed 1) VERB If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. [V n] You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B... Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed… … English dictionary
swallow — 1 verb 1 FOOD (T) to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach: He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill. 2 NERVOUSLY (I) to make this kind of movement with your throat, especially because you are nervous:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swallow — swal|low1 S3 [ˈswɔləu US ˈswa:lou] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(nervously)¦ 3¦(believe/accept)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ 5 swallow your pride Phrasal verbs swallow somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swelgan] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
swallow — verb 1 food, drink, etc. ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ accidentally ▪ She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. ▪ easily ▪ L … Collocations dictionary
swallow — I UK [ˈswɒləʊ] / US [ˈswɑloʊ] verb Word forms swallow : present tense I/you/we/they swallow he/she/it swallows present participle swallowing past tense swallowed past participle swallowed ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make food or drink… … English dictionary
swallow — swal|low1 [ swalou ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach: She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
