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a bitter pill |
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a bitter pill (to swallow) also bitter medicine a situation that is unpleasant but must be accepted Losing the championship to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow. Cuts in salaries are a dose of bitter medicine that may help the company to survive. a bitter pill (to swallow) an unpleasant situation that must be accepted Losing the championship was a bitter pill to swallow for a team that was used to winning every year. Having his fate in the hands of others is a bitter pill for this proud man. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Appearing before the nation Wednesday night, the president had a formidable challenge to persuade anxious Americans to swallow the bitter medicine of digging in their pockets to pay for a rescue package that could exceed the advertised costs and soar beyond $1 trillion. But the Pasadena-based holding company for East West Bank has begun taking some bitter medicine to right its finances. That's the difficult part of their business," said Basu, "trying to tell (their clients) that just being consistent, staying with the bitter medicine is much better than having a knee jerk reaction. |
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