pill to swallow

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, swallow.

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Meanings

nounpill to swallow (plural pills to swallow)

plural pills to swallow

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 苦果
  • 苦果 (kǔguǒ)something to accept
Finnish pala, pala nieltäväksi
  • palasomething to accept
  • pala nieltäväksisomething to accept
German bittere Pille
  • bittere Pillesomething to accept
Portuguese sapo a engolir
  • sapo a engolirsomething to accept
Russian го́рькая пилю́ля
  • го́рькая пилю́ля (górʹkaja piljúlja)something to accept
Spanish trago amargo
  • trago amargosomething to accept
Cite this entry
APA

pill to swallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20to%20swallow

MLA

“pill to swallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20to%20swallow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pill to swallow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20to%20swallow.

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