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hard to swallow
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(of a particular idea, statement, or situation) challenging to accept as true
Example
His smarmy attitude made it hard to take him seriously.
He said the news that the farm was being sold was hard to swallow at first.
Her constant complaining is something I find hard to take.
The music’s soupy lyrics made the song hard to take seriously.
The plot of the movie was so far-fetched that it became hard to take seriously.
