bitter pill
Example Sentences
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He said: "We employed 14 or 15 people here but we've had to let everyone go. It's a bitter pill to swallow."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Losing Stewart for longer than that would be a bitter pill for USC to swallow at the start of a highly anticipated season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
All of this is a rather bitter pill for working women, particularly mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
He is giving you this money out of his own pocket because you are his sister and he understands that you have had to swallow a bitter pill.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
It was a bitter pill for me to swallow, too.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
