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Discover LudwigThe phrase "bitter pill" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a very unpleasant task or experience that requires somebody to do it or endure it. For example, "Filing taxes can be a bitter pill to swallow each year, but it is a necessary evil."
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bitter pill
noun
Alternative form of bitter pill to swallow
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But that's a bitter pill".
This is a bitter pill to swallow".
It was a bitter pill to swallow.
Compromise, however, has remained a bitter pill.
Malcolm Gladwell reviews "America's Bitter Pill".
Which is a bitter pill to swallow.
It's a very bitter pill to swallow.
But it was a bitter pill and a sad one".
His book is a bitter pill, a sobering corrective.
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Still, there is much to applaud about "America's Bitter Pill".
"We have been devouring this bitter pill for several years".
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