hard to take

hard to take

Difficult to accept or endure, often due to being emotionally painful. The news of her father's sudden passing was hard to take. I know criticism can be hard to take, but it will make you a better writer. You were fired for something you didn't even do? Wow, that must have been hard to take.

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hard to take

difficult or painful to accept. The news was hard to take, but we soon realized that it was all for the best.

See also: hard, take, to

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.