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swallow a bitter pill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
swal-low a bit-ter pill
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

Inflected Forms

swallows a bitter pill (present, singular) swallowing a bitter pill (participle, present) swallowed a bitter pill (participle, past) swallowed a bitter pill (past)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does swallow a bitter pill mean?
To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

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