hard pill to swallow

Noun

Synonym of bitter pill to swallow

Japanese Meaning

受け入れがたい事実 / 認めにくい現実 / 厳しい現実や事実として、対処が困難な状況

Losing the promotion was a hard pill to swallow after all his effort.

彼があれほど努力したのに昇進を逃したのは、受け入れがたい事実だった。

Sense（1）

Synonym of bitter pill to swallow

That my own son could have done something so horrible is a hard pill to swallow.

hard pills to swallow

（ plural ）