American Idioms and Expressions

Bitter Pill To Swallow Idiom

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bitter pill to swallow
What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
an unpleasant fact that one must acceptLosing the election was a bitter pill to swallow for the candidate.
bitter pill to swallow
What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
something unpleasant that one must acceptIt was a bitter pill to swallow when I learned that I would not get the job that I thought I would.
bitter pill to swallow
What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
an unpleasant fact that you must acceptIt was a bitter pill to swallow but the fact is that we lost the legal case.
bitter pill to swallow
What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
an unpleasant fact that one must accept Losing the election was a bitter pill to swallow for the candidate.

bitter pill to swallow
What does bitter pill to swallow mean?
something unpleasant that one must accept It was a bitter pill to swallow when I learned that I would not get the new job.


Some Random Idioms
rat on (someone)
What does "rat on (someone)" mean?
to report someone's bad behavior to someoneThe little boy ratted on his friend at school.
kind of
What does "kind of" mean?
moderately, somewhat, more or lessI was kind of tired when I arrived home last night.
Like a rat deserting a sinking ship
What does "Like a rat deserting a sinking ship" mean?
If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.
Who wears the trousers?
What does "Who wears the trousers?" mean?
(UK) The person who wears the trousers in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.
mitt
What does "mitt" mean?
hand
No questions asked
What does "No questions asked" mean?
If something is to be done and no questions asked, then it doesn't matter what methods are used or what rules are broken to ensure that it gets done.
scratch around for (something)
What does "scratch around for (something)" mean?
look here and there for somethingThe woman was scratching around for some money to buy some food.
look forward to (something)
What does "look forward to (something)" mean?
anticipate something with pleasureWe have been looking forward to the concert for a long time.
stick (something) up
What does "stick (something) up" mean?
to attach something to a wall/post etc.I plan to stick the poster up on our kitchen wall.
go away empty-handed
What does "go away empty-handed" mean?
to depart with nothing The woman went away empty-handed from the job interview.

dead letter
What does "dead letter" mean?
a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the senderThe letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.
take on (someone)
What does "take on (someone)" mean?
to give a job to someone, to hire/employ someoneThe factory took on fifty new employees last month.

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