“Hard to swallow”
Définition
Difficult to accept or believe.
Exemples
Examples
“The news was hard to swallow.”
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Commencer à parlerUse this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
The news was _____.Compare with the original example
The news was hard to swallow.
Write a two-line conversation using “Hard to swallow”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryQuestions fréquentes
- What does "Hard to swallow" mean?
- "Hard to swallow" means difficult to accept or believe.
- How do you use "Hard to swallow" in a sentence?
- Example: "The news was hard to swallow."
- Should I interpret "Hard to swallow" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.