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Hard to swallow

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The idiom hard to swallow (or sometimes a hard pill to swallow, or a bitter pill to swallow) means something that is difficult or uncomfortable to accept.

The phrase comes from medicine. Swallowing a bitter pill can be unpleasant, so the image is used for something hard to accept.

Losing the contract was a hard pill to swallow for the team.

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