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hard pill to swallow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.
    • That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, pill, to, swallow.

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Relateds

horse pill

Synonyms

bitter pill to swallow