hard pill to swallow

1. (idiomatic)Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.

   That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.

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

1. The medicine is hard to swallow.

   ruЭто лекарство трудно проглотить. — UtabanNoGaki

   deEs ist schwierig, das Medikament zu schlucken. — Tamy

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2. These pills are hard to swallow.

   deDiese Pillen lassen sich nur schwer schlucken. — christian42

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3. That's a hard pill to swallow.

   ruЭто горькая пилюля. — marafon

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4. Tom is having a hard time swallowing.

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5. I find her story hard to swallow.

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