The loss was
a tough pill to swallow for some of the team's fans.
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Donald Trump's head-scratch-inducing trip to Mexico to meet with the country's president, whom he's very excited to talk with, feels like
a tough pill to swallow. (Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has invited Clinton as well.) And then there'll be the "highly anticipated" speech about immigration following his visit, a media spectacle you won't want to miss.
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It really was
a tough pill to swallow for Munsayac as the team's usually vocal leader fell silent inside the dugout.
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He said: "The injury was
a tough pill to swallow. It's hard to think that your World Cup dream is being snatched away but now I can hopefully add to the cause come Saturday."
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That must have come as
a tough pill to swallow, as UBS thought it would not be fined after pleading guilty and promising to behave.
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"It was
a tough pill to swallow last year but I've learnt a lot from that," he added.
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"For us as players, and also the fans, because we were in fourth place for so long and looking so strong when in that position, then it is
a tough pill to swallow."
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Reduced foreign sugar sales will be
a tough pill to swallow: During the harvest season ending in June, EU producers will have exported an estimated 7.2 million tons.
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It's a good thing that the National Academy of Sciences has experience with medicine because having to publish statistics that refute its members' own errant beliefs is obviously proving to be
a tough pill to swallow.
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It's
a tough pill to swallow, especially if your heart remains with that organization.
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Nelson's attachment to Ireland from his early days as a professional and his affiliation with John Kavanagh will make his withdrawal
a tough pill to swallow for a lot of Irish fans.
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For a some Most Valuable Players, the notion of being put in a supporting role may be
a tough pill to swallow.
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Patterson said: "We're a bit battered and bruised and relegation is
a tough pill to swallow.
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Fellow Kiwi Williams (above) said: "Mark is a very close mate of mine, so personally it was
a tough pill to swallow.
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Steve McNamara's side plays only for pride against Papua New Guinea at Eden Park on Saturday and O'Loughlin admits: "It would be
a tough pill to swallow if we went home without a win.
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