It's a tough pill to swallow, especially around Christmas.

That's a tough pill to swallow because he has worked so hard.

"It's a tough pill to swallow when people say, 'Oh, you still haven't found work,' and you know you've been looking."

If it ever expires, there would be some tough pills to swallow for both sides.

This was a big, emotional game and it hurts to lose, a real tough pill to swallow.

It's a tough pill for him to swallow.

"It's a tough pill to swallow, especially in the playoffs when you want to step up your game, to just be playing average," Legace said.

"This is the toughest pill of all to swallow, and I'm going to give it to Wally to read."

"It's a tough pill to swallow," said Pochman, who is going to see another knee specialist.

That is a tough pill for conservatives to swallow; after all, it's only been eighty-three years since women were even allowed to vote.