Don't make fun of me. I have already swallowed the bitter pill in silence.

我吃了哑巴亏，有苦说不出，你就不要取笑我了。

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Big media has swallowed the bitter pill, and realized that they've lost control of distribution.

大型媒体公司已经咽下了这枚苦果，并且意识到了他们正在对媒体发售失去控制。

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The bitter pill, in this idiom, is an unpleasant fact that is difficult to accept or as the saying goes, swallow.

苦药，在这个习语中，是指一个令人不愉快的事实，难以接受或如同谚语说的那样，难以下咽。

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Her prescription is to "fess up" and take the bitter pill that is cost evaluation.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Some Democrats are hoping to make the bitter pill easier to swallow by securing other provisions they favor.

WSJ: Tax Plan Spurs Deal Making

The U.K. is about the only country in this mess that has already taken the bitter pill of realignment.

FORBES: The Eurozone Must Follow The U.K. To Resolve Its Crisis