bitter pill to swallow
The phrase "bitter pill to swallow" is often used to describe an unpleasant reality that one must accept, despite the difficulty in doing so.
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Definition
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(figurative, informal)A situation or fact that is hard to accept or endure.
Example
- Losing the championship was a bitter pill to swallow for the team.
- The news of the company's bankruptcy was a bitter pill to swallow for the employees.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bitter pill to swallow":
pill to swallowbite the bullettake one's medicineswallow one's wordstake one's lumpstake on the chinhard nut to crackblack pill