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(idiomatic, sometimes mildly humorous) A medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.

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horse pill

Source Word

horse pill

Noun

humorous idiomatic mildly sometimes broadly

Japanese Meaning

非常に大きく、飲み込みにくい医薬用の錠剤 / 冗談交じりに用いられる、大きすぎて飲み込みが困難な薬の錠剤

She grimaced when she realized the prescription was a horse pill and not a dissolving tablet.

処方薬が溶けるタイプではなく、飲み込みにくい非常に大きな錠剤だとわかって、彼女は顔をしかめた。

Sense（1）

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A fact, proposal, claim, etc. that is difficult to accept or believe.

Even pro-Soviet Communists will find the Geneva accord a difficult horse pill to swallow.

horse pills

（ plural ）