a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow)

成語所屬單字bitter

a bitter pill (for somebody) (to swallow) — 慣用語

1. Something that is very hard to accept or deal with.

1.慣用語
釋義

難以接受的苦果

Something that is very hard to accept or deal with.

例句

Losing the championship was a bitter pill for the team to swallow.

For Sara, failing the exam was a bitter pill to swallow.