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bitter pill

bitter pill noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill. Also the ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow.

Noun

bitter pill (plural bitter pills)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill.

Also used as

bitter pill is also the ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow.

Forms of bitter pill

pluralbitter pills

Questions about bitter pill

What does bitter pill mean?
Bitter pill means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill.
What part of speech is bitter pill?
Bitter pill is a noun.
What is the plural of bitter pill?
The plural of bitter pill is bitter pills.

Words near bitter pill in the dictionary

  1. bitter melon
  2. bitter melons
  3. bitter orange
  4. bitter oranges
  5. bitter panicgrass
  6. bitter pill
  7. bitter pill to swallow
  8. bitter pills
  9. bitter pills to swallow
  10. bitter pit
  11. Bitter plate

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