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Meaning of bitter pill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of bitter pill to swallow.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bitter, pill.

Equivalents

العربية وجور
Suomi karvas kalkki

Examples

“By the final whistle at Murrayfield last night, the Australians were choking back the bitter pill of disappointment and defeat.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bitter pill to swallow bitter pit Bitter plate bitter rot bitter spar bitter tomato

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