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Let's learn how to use the idiom 'a bitter pill' in your conversations!
Linda, let's talk about the idiom 'a bitter pill'.
This idiom is used to define something which is unpleasant but inevitable.
That's right. It is something which must be accepted even if it is not going to be a good experience, or may cause grief.
The news of our defeat for instance, will be a bitter pill for our sports teacher.
Absolutely! 'A bitter pill' defines disappointment or humiliation.
Here's another example: it's a bitter pill for Peter that he hasn't been selected for the scholarship.
Poor Peter! We can also use the idiom as 'a bitter pill to swallow'.
''A bitter pill'' is something which is hard to accept, which is difficult to endure.
You are correct. For me it'll be a bitter pill to swallow, if I cannot get admitted to St. Peters.
Hmmm...but if you move to Detroit, your mom and dad will be all alone at home. It'll be a bitter pill to swallow for them if you go away.
I have no worries about that.
My elder brother and sister-in-law are moving here from San Francisco for good!
Great news!
Yes Linda, it'll surely help me. Let's listen to some conversations now.
The environmental organisation has sued us, Wesley.
That's what I was afraid of; I warned Gary not to dump the debris in the lake.
We might lose our registration status with the Chamber of Commerce.
It's a bitter pill but that was inevitable. The chairman should've listened to me.
Hi Vera, where's your new car?
Oh! Don't even ask. My son drove it last night and hit a lamp post. It will cost me $3000 to have it fixed.
Wow! This gotta be a bitter pill to swallow!
Sure it is. Now I have to work overtime to come up with the money.
Linda, have you heard about the factory?
I heard they will shut down two plants.
Yes, including the one in our town. Many people will be laid off.
Wow, that's a bitter pill to swallow!
Especially if we're two of the unemployed!
We better get back to work and stay alert! I don't want to be chosen for the lay-offs.
Let's go!
The news of our defeat for instance, will be a bitter pill for our sports teacher.
It'll be a bitter pill to swallow for them if you go away.
It's a bitter pill but that was inevitable.
Wow! This gotta be a bitter pill to swallow!
It's a bitter pill for Peter that he hasn't been selected for the scholarship
Wow, that's a bitter pill to swallow!