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swallowed a bitter pill

swallowed a bitter pill is the simple past and past participle of swallow a bitter pill.

Meaning of swallow a bitter pill

Verb

swallow a bitter pill (third-person singular simple present swallows a bitter pill, present participle swallowing a bitter pill, simple past and past participle swallowed a bitter pill)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

Questions about swallowed a bitter pill

What is swallowed a bitter pill the simple past and past participle of?
Swallowed a bitter pill is the simple past and past participle of swallow a bitter pill.

Words near swallowed a bitter pill in the dictionary

  1. swallow-worts
  2. swallowability
  3. swallowable
  4. swallowe
  5. swallowed
  6. swallowed a bitter pill
  7. swallowed down
  8. swallowed one's pride
  9. swallowed one's words
  10. swallowed the anchor
  11. swallowed the dictionary

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