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.

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