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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

swallow a bitter pill en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swallowed a bitter pill Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swallowed a bitter pill Tense=Past lexicographic
swallows a bitter pill Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swallowing a bitter pill Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

pill to swallow · grin and bear it · bitter pill to swallow · hard to swallow

Translations (2)

de in den sauren Apfel beißen (Translations) · fr avaler la pilule (Translations)