bitter pill

Example Sentences

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Yet, this is a bitter pill to swallow for many, given Pakistan contributes less than 1% of the global greenhouse gas emissions.

From BBC

It may be a bitter pill for Ukraine to swallow, but what it all suggests is a meeting of minds between the leaders of the two great powers involved: Russia and the United States.

From Salon

For Kyiv, such a concession would be a bitter pill to swallow.

From BBC

The disparities that made equal representation such a bitter pill for them to swallow have only deepened since the Constitution was written.

From Slate

He described the the outcome as "a bitter pill to swallow", although was awarded just over £1,650 on the grounds that his relationship with the lender was unfair.

From BBC