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English-Language Idioms: A Bitter Pill

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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