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bitter pill to swallow

bitter pill to swallow noun: something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.

Noun

bitter pill to swallow (plural bitter pills to swallow)

  1. (figuratively) Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.
    • [T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow.1886, George Gissing, chapter 10, in Demos: A Story of English Socialism
    • "[W]e cast loose from the ice after a very careful inspection which left us no hope whatsoever of penetrating it. […] It was a bitter pill to swallow, but we decided to search for Winter quarters somewhere along the coast."1920 May 1, “Amundsen to Try Again for Pole”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter pill, swallow.

bitter pill to swallow meaning in Tamil

bitter pill to swallow in Tamil

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாத சூழல், அல்லது முன்மொழிவு

Synonyms of bitter pill to swallow

Forms of bitter pill to swallow

pluralbitter pills to swallow

Questions about bitter pill to swallow

What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
Bitter pill to swallow means something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.
What is bitter pill to swallow in Tamil?
Bitter pill to swallow in Tamil is ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியாத சூழல், அல்லது முன்மொழிவு. See Bitter pill to swallow meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bitter pill to swallow?
Bitter pill to swallow is a noun.
What is the plural of bitter pill to swallow?
The plural of bitter pill to swallow is bitter pills to swallow.

Words near bitter pill to swallow in the dictionary

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

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