a hard pill to swallow



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a hard pill to swallow

Something, especially a fact or piece of news, that is unpleasant or difficult but which is unavoidable or must be accepted. It was a hard pill to swallow learning that my father's fortune had been squandered. Her recent breakup with Janet was a hard pill to swallow.
See also: hard, pill, swallow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GnaeusGNIE-uws (Ancient Roman), NIE-əs (English)Ancient Roman
BurkhardBOORK-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Joie[dʒɔi]
KaitlinKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
Anicetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
PauliPOW-leeFinnish