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hard pill to swallow

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of bitter pill to swallow.

Equivalents

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hard pine hard power hard r hard redirect hard reset hard return

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