bitter pill

Example Sentences

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That has been an especially bitter pill for Osaka, which is hosting the 2025 World Expo and was counting on the advertising giant’s support to pull off the event.

From New York Times

Austerity measures are a bitter pill to swallow for people who are going hungry and walking or biking to work because they cannot buy fuel.

From Seattle Times

"That's where this bill is a bitter pill to swallow," Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director of the Western Environmental Law Center, said in an interview.

From Reuters

Still, seeing a 17-month push for a federal e-bike credit come to naught is a bitter pill to swallow.

From Slate

But that might prove a bitter pill for the IMF to swallow, with some financial analysts already criticising the Fund for not setting tough enough conditions in its latest $44bn debt deal with Argentina.

From BBC