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hard pills to swallow

hard pills to swallow is the plural of hard pill to swallow.

Meaning of hard pill to swallow

Noun

hard pill to swallow (plural hard pills to swallow)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.
    • That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, pill, to, swallow.

Questions about hard pills to swallow

What is hard pills to swallow the plural of?
Hard pills to swallow is the plural of hard pill to swallow.

Words near hard pills to swallow in the dictionary

  1. hard paywall
  2. hard paywalls
  3. hard pill
  4. hard pill to swallow
  5. hard pills
  6. hard pills to swallow
  7. hard pine
  8. hard pines
  9. hard power
  10. hard powers
  11. hard pull

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