bitter pill
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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All of this is a rather bitter pill for working women, particularly mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The fact that he will go down now in history as Labour's shortest-serving prime minister will be a bitter pill for him to swallow.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
For USC, it was an especially bitter pill to swallow, considering how well things had started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
Liam Rosenior said Chelsea's failure to stay calm under pressure was a "bitter pill" as they blew a two-goal advantage in their 2-2 draw with Leeds on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Given that Russia was at this point at the very vanguard of modernism it was a bitter pill to swallow, and understandably so.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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