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swallows a bitter pill

swallows a bitter pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 swallows a bitter pill

What is swallows a bitter pill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swallows a bitter pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow a bitter pill.

Words near swallows a bitter pill in the dictionary

  1. swallowings
  2. swallowlike
  3. swallowling
  4. swallowlings
  5. swallows
  6. swallows a bitter pill
  7. swallows down
  8. swallows one's pride
  9. swallows one's words
  10. swallows the anchor
  11. swallows the dictionary

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