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.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
Bitter Pill — may refer to: * Bitter Pill , a song by Soul Asylum from their 1990 album And the Horse They Rode in On * Bitter Pill , a song by Annie Lennox from her 2003 album Bare * Bitter Pill , a song by Mötley Crüe from their 1998 compilation album… … Wikipedia
bitter pill — noun singular an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept: a bitter pill to swallow: The truth about her husband had been a bitter pill to swallow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bitter pill to swallow — A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept … The small dictionary of idiomes
bitter pill to swallow — A bitter pill to swallow is something that is hard to accept. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A bitter pill to swallow is something very difficult or unpleasant to accept. Something very unpleasant or difficult to accept is a bitter … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bitter pill — noun : an extreme vexation or humiliation; especially : one constituting a punishment, retribution, or unavoidable expedient having to seek his foe s aid was a bitter pill to take * * * bitter pill, anything that is hard to accept. * * * (a)… … Useful english dictionary
bitter pill to swallow — a bitter pill (to swallow) phrase an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept The truth about her family had been a bitter pill to swallow. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry: pill * * * (a) bitter… … Useful english dictionary
bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow. * * * … Universalium
bitter pill — UK / US noun [singular] an unpleasant fact or situation that is difficult to accept a bitter pill to swallow: The truth about her husband had been a bitter pill to swallow … English dictionary
bitter pill — {n.} Something hard to accept; disappointment. * /Jack was not invited to the party and it was a bitter pill for him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bitter pill — {n.} Something hard to accept; disappointment. * /Jack was not invited to the party and it was a bitter pill for him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bitter pill to swallow — noun Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured. [T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow … Wiktionary
