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bitter pill to swallow



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Idioms and Phrases

An unpleasant fact, disappointment, or humiliation that is difficult to endure. For example, Failing the bar exam was a bitter pill to swallow, but he plans to try again next year . [Late 1500s]
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"It was lovely, he brought his mum along to see it and that's why this is such a bitter pill to swallow," Mr Jenkins said.

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“A bitter pill to swallow for Pakistan fans who’ve seldom seen darker times,” he wrote on social media after Thursday’s game, calling it one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.

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But doing a deal with kidnappers, especially those considered by many governments to be terrorists, can be a bitter pill to swallow.

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"Even if the government does intervene, it's likely to be with severe conditions, such as the possible break-up of Birmingham City Council, which would be a bitter pill to swallow," he said.

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“I don’t think I’ve processed it. It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways,” she said on “Good Morning America.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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