bitter pill to swallow

Noun

figuratively

Japanese Meaning

受け入れるのが苦しい、避けられずに認めざるを得ない不快な現実 / 嫌な事実や現実で、避けられず受け入れる必要がある辛い事柄

Losing the contract was a bitter pill to swallow for the whole team.

契約を失ったことはチーム全体にとって受け入れがたいことだった。

Sense（1）

(figuratively) Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.

[T]o see himself dethroned, the object of her contempt, was a bitter pill to swallow.

Sense（2）

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

bitter pills to swallow

（ plural ）