hard to swallow

English

Adjective

hard to swallow (comparative more hard to swallow, superlative most hard to swallow)

1. (idiomatic, figurative) Difficult to accept; hard to acquiesce to.

   Hypernym: swallowable

   Coordinate term: unswallowable

   We've already been through a lot, and now with this latest affront, it's getting to be hard to swallow.

Related terms

• bitter pill to swallow
• difficult pill to swallow
• hard pill to swallow
• pill to swallow
• tough pill to swallow

See also

• bad taste in one's mouth
• distasteful
• dysphagia
• sugarcoat the pill