Bitter-pill-to-swallow
An unpleasant fact, disappointment, or humiliation that is difficult to endure. For example, Failing the bar exam was a bitter pill to swallow, but he plans to try again next year. [ Late 1500s ]
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any of several hundred natural compounds, usually of vegetable origin, having a bitter taste, and not admitting of any chemical classification. noun any of various bitter-tasting substances, such as aloin, usually extracted from plants
- Bitterroot
a plant, Lewisia rediviva, of the purslane family, having pink flowers and fleshy roots that are edible when young: the state flower of Montana. Historical Examples Wild Animals at Home Ernest Thompson Seton Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas Sydney Anderson Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society Robert F. Murphy […]
- Bitterroot-range
a mountain range on the boundary between Idaho and Montana, a part of the Rocky Mountains: highest peak, about 10,000 feet (3050 meters).
- Bitterroot-river
a river in SW Montana, flowing N to the Clark Fork River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- Bitter-rot
a disease of apples, grapes, and other fruit, characterized by cankers on the branches or twigs and bitter, rotted fruit, caused by any of several fungi. Historical Examples Manual of American Grape-Growing U. P. Hedrick