"take the bitter with the sweet" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take the bitter with the sweet.ogg [Australia] Forms: takes the bitter with the sweet [present, singular, third-person], taking the bitter with the sweet [participle, present], took the bitter with the sweet [past], taken the bitter with the sweet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the bitter with the sweet}} take the bitter with the sweet (third-person singular simple present takes the bitter with the sweet, present participle taking the bitter with the sweet, simple past took the bitter with the sweet, past participle taken the bitter with the sweet)
  1. (idiomatic) To accept positive things with negative things. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take the rough with the smooth
    Sense id: en-take_the_bitter_with_the_sweet-en-verb-Ojk7SOZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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