swallow a bitter pill

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swallow a bitter pill

verb swallows a bitter pill · swallowing a bitter pill · swallowed a bitter pill

  1. idiomatic To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

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Françaisavaler la pilule
Deutschin den sauren Apfel beißen

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@misc{swallow_a_bitter_pill_2026,
  title = {swallow a bitter pill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swallow%20a%20bitter%20pill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}