swallow a bitter pill in English

Audio: En-au-swallow a bitter pill.ogg

[Australia] Forms: swallows a bitter pill [present, singular, third-person], swallowing a bitter pill [participle, present], swallowed a bitter pill [participle, past], swallowed a bitter pill [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|swallow<> a bitter pill}} swallow a bitter pill (third-person singular simple present swallows a bitter pill, present participle swallowing a bitter pill, simple past and past participle swallowed a bitter pill)

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"swallow a bitter pill" meaning in English

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