A BITTER PILL (FOR SB) (TO SWALLOW)

Meaning of A BITTER PILL (FOR SB) (TO SWALLOW) in English

a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä(ˌ)lō, -_lə also ˈswȯ(-; -_ləw, -_lō+V; dial, or NE+V, -_lər noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English swalwe, swalowe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILL — I. ˈpil noun ( -s ) Etymology: earlier pille, from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English pyll, alteration of pull …
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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BITTER — I. bit·ter ˈbid.ə(r), ˈbitə- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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BITTER — (v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter …
Английский словарь Webster
BITTER — ( v. t. ) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLOW — swallow 1 — swallowable , adj. — swallower , n. /swol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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PILL — pill 1 /pil/ , n. 1. a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard …
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BITTER — — bitterish , adj. — bitterly , adv. — bitterness , n. /bit"euhr/ , adj., bitterer, bitterest , n., v., …
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SWALLOW — I. ˈswä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa swallow Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PILL — I. ˈpil verb Etymology: Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo-French piler to …
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BITTER — I. ˈbi-tər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High German bittar bitter, Old English bītan …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOW — noun that which ingulfs; a whirlpool. 2. swallow ·noun capacity for swallowing; voracity. 3. swallow ·noun taste; relish; inclination; liking. …
Webster English vocab
PILL — noun the peel or skin. 2. pill ·vt to deprive of hair; to make bald. 3. pill ·vi to be …
Webster English vocab
BITTER — vt to make bitter. 2. bitter ·noun aa turn of the cable which is round the bitts. 3. bitter ·vt …
Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWALLOW — [swal.low] n [ME swalowe, fr. OE swealwe; akin to OHG swalawa swallow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous small widely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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PILL — [pill] vb [ME pilen, pillen, partly fr. OE pilian to peel, partly fr. MF piller to plunder] vi (12c) dial …
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BITTER — [bit.ter] adj [ME, fr. OE biter; akin to OHG bittar bitter, OE bitan] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being or inducing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWALLOW — any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — swallow, S~ BrE AmE ˈswɒl əʊ AmE ˈswɑːl oʊ ▷ swallow|ed d ▷ swallow|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BITTER — bitt|er BrE AmE ˈbɪt |ə AmE ˈbɪt̬ | ə r ▷ bitt|erer ə r ə AmE ə r ə r …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWALLOW — / ˈswɒləʊ; NAmE ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb FOOD / DRINK 1. to make food, drink, etc. go down …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PILL — / pɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a small flat round piece of medicine …
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BITTER — / ˈbɪtə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective HELP NOTE : more bitter and most bitter are the usual …
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SWALLOW — I. swal ‧ low 1 /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swelgan ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PILL — I. pill 1 S3 /pɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: pilula , from pila …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BITTER — I. bit ‧ ter 1 S3 W3 /ˈbɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: biter …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PILL — n. 1 a solid medicine formed into a ball or a flat disc for swallowing whole. b (usu. prec. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITTER — adj. & n. --adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PILL — n. 1 a solid medicine formed into a ball or a flat disc for swallowing whole. b (usu. prec. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITTER — adj. & n. adj. 1 having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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SWALLOW — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform …
Oxford English vocab
PILL — n.1 a solid medicine formed into a ball or a flat disc for swallowing whole. b (usu. prec. by the) …
Oxford English vocab
BITTER — adj. & n. --adj. 1. having a sharp pungent taste; not sweet. 2 a caused by or showing mental pain …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
SWALLOW — ( swallows, swallowing, swallowed) 1. If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PILL — ( pills) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Pills are small solid …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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BITTER — ( bitterest, bitters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a bitter …
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BITTER — (~est, ~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In a ~ argument …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PILL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES morning-after pill pep pill poison pill sleeping pill COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bitter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BITTER — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter argument ▪ There are bitter arguments about whether he was a hero or …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWALLOW — [noun] [C]A swallow is an act of using the muscles of your throat, or the amount of something you move …
Cambridge English vocab
PILL — [noun] [C] - a small solid piece of medicine which a person swallows in one piece; a tableta sleeping pillMy …
Cambridge English vocab
BITTER — (COLD) [adjective] - (of weather) extremely cold, esp. in a way that can cause you to feel physical paina bitter …
Cambridge English vocab
SWALLOW — Synonyms and related words : abide, abjure, ablate, absorb, accede, accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acquiesce, allow, and sinker, …
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