bitte Idiom, Proverb

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

bitten by the same bug

have the same interest or hobby My cousin and I were bitten by the same bug. We collect coins.

bitter end

(See the bitter end)

bitter pill

(See a bitter pill)

the bitter end

the end of a long struggle, the end of a difficult time On a ranch you work till a job is done. You stay till the bitter end.

bitter

angry and/or sad: "He flaked on me so I'm a little bitter"

to the bitter end

Idiom(s): to the bitter end

Theme: ENDINGS

to the very end. (Originally nautical. This originally had nothing to do with bitterness.)
• I kept trying to the bitter end.
• It took me a long time to get through school, but I worked hard at it all the way to the bitter end.

take the bitter with the sweet

Idiom(s): take the bitter with the sweet

Theme: ACCEPTANCE

to accept the bad things along with the good things.
• We all have disappointments. You have to learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
• There are good days and bad days, but every day you take the bitter with the sweet. That's life.

bitter pill to swallow

Idiom(s): bitter pill to swallow

Theme: DISPLEASURE

an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted.
• It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy.
• We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.

Once bitten, twice shy.

After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.

Once bitten, twice shy

If somebody is said to be once bitten twice shy, it means that someone who has been hurt or who has had something go wrong will be far more careful the next time.

bitter pill|bitter|pill

n. Something hard to accept; disappointment. Jack was not invited to the party and it was a bitter pill for him.

burnt child dreads the fire|bitten|burnt|child|dre

A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again.

A proverb. Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to her mother when they are downtown.

to the bitter end|bitter end|to

adv. phr. To the point of completion or conclusion.

Used especially of a very painful or unpleasant task or experience. Although Mrs. Smith was bored by the lecture, she stayed to the bitter end. They knew the war would be lost, but the men fought to the bitter end.

bitten

bitten
see once bitten, twice shy; also see bite.