He explained that the particular pills Rodolfo had swallowed absorb rapidly, so that even after pumping the stomach it was impossible to know the extent of the damage.

Now, one of your old-fashioned sorcerers would have made you some nasty, bitter pills to swallow; but I have consulted your taste and convenience.

What has made the campaign finance scandals a particularly bitter pill to swallow is that Asian-Americans have been one of the most generous ethnic groups in the country.

Some in the tribe say a deal that benefits Gallup is just too bitter a pill to swallow, given the long history of hostile racial relations there.

The bitter pill of Earth history I'd swallowed whole spat up the story from somewhere deep in my memory.

Small white pills, he laid them on his tongue and swallowed a glass of water.

"But the company's counsel might find that a hard pill to swallow because of the impression it creates on the mind of the public."

Finally, no modem of any kind is available for the Clié - a tough pill for road warriors to swallow.

It was a bit of a blow, a bitter pill to swallow.

With distaste, he went into his private washroom, swallowed a pill.