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
Agostina-Italian
Arabinda-Bengali, Indian, Odia
PatrickPAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French), PAHT-rik (German)Irish, English, French, German
Eberardo-Spanish
Zula (2)ZOO-ləEnglish
WhitneyWIT-neeEnglish