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
That makes even Donnell feel that the future of Greenville may be a “bitter pill to swallow.”
From Los Angeles Times
For Putin in particular, this is a bitter pill.
From Washington Post
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
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