Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pill to swallow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
pil-l -to swal-low
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, swallow.

noun

Something to be accepted or tolerated.

Inflected Forms

pills to swallow (plural)

Phrases

bitter pill to swallow difficult pill to swallow hard pill to swallow hard to swallow swallow a bitter pill tough pill to swallow

Frequently Paired Words

bitter pill to swallow difficult pill to swallow hard pill to swallow hard to swallow swallow a bitter pill tough pill to swallow

Questions

What does pill to swallow mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, swallow.

How to pronounce pill to swallow

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