pill to swallow

English

Noun

pill to swallow (plural pills to swallow)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill,‎ swallow.
2. Something to be accepted or tolerated.

   Hyponyms: bitter pill to swallow, difficult pill to swallow, hard pill to swallow, tough pill to swallow

Related terms

• hard to swallow
• swallow a bitter pill

 

Translations

something to accept

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 苦果 (zh) (kǔguǒ)

• Finnish: pala (fi), pala nieltäväksi (both with an adjective, such as kova, vaikea)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: bittere Pille f
• Portuguese: sapo a engolir m
• Russian: го́рькая пилю́ля f (górʹkaja piljúlja) (bitter pill)
• Spanish: trago amargo m