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词汇 bitter pill to swallow
释义
Idiom
bitter pill to swallow
Theme: DISPLEASURE
an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted.
It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy.We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.
Idiom
bitter pill to swallowa bitter pill (to swallow)
a situation that is unpleasant but must be accepted.
Losing the championship to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow.Cuts in salaries are a dose of bitter medicine that may help the company to survive.

a bitter pill to swallow

An unwanted or unpleasant situation that someone is forced to accept. A pronoun for the person in such a situation can be mentioned between "pill" and "to," as in "a bitter pill for her to swallow." When Brett's parents stopped giving him money to pay his bills and told him to get a job, it was a bitter pill for him to swallow. Getting a poor performance review was a bitter pill to swallow, but it made me a better worker.

bitter pill to swallow

Fig. an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted. (Does not involve pills or swallowing.) It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy. We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.

bitter pill to swallow

An unpleasant fact, disappointment, or humiliation that is difficult to endure. For example, Failing the bar exam was a bitter pill to swallow, but he plans to try again next year . [Late 1500s]
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