bitter+pill
11bitter 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 …
12bitter 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… …
13bitter pill to swallow — noun Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured. [T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow …
14Bitter pill to swallow — A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept …
15bitter pill — Synonyms and related words: acerbity, acridity, acridness, affliction, astringence, astringency, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitterness, burden, burden of care, cankerworm of care, care, causticity, cross, crown of thorns, curse,… …
16bitter pill — sharp and unpleasant tasting tablet of medicine; harsh lesson that is learned …
17bitter pill — /bɪtə ˈpɪl/ (say bituh pil) noun an event, outcome, consequence, etc., which is the cause of great distress …
18a 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… …
19a 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 pill (to swallow) …
20(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 …
