take the bitter with the sweet en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To accept positive things with negative things.
Today we had the bitter with the sweet: they approved the loan but only gave us a year to pay it back in.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes the bitter with the sweet | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking the bitter with the sweet | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took the bitter with the sweet | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken the bitter with the sweet | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |