A bitter pill is a situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted. This blog post explores the meaning and usage of this common English idiom.
A bitter pill
A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted.
Bitter – bitter.
Pill – pill, tablet.
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An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the meaning of the words in it, considered each separately and individually.
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