a tough 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 tough pill to swallow learning that my father's fortune had been squandered. Her recent breakup with Janet was a tough pill to swallow.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jones	[dʒəunz]
Abidemi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Nicolau	nee-koo-LOW (Portuguese)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Forbes	['fɔ:bz]
Suha	-	Arabic
Txomin	-	Basque