How to Pronounce "hard to swallow"
expression
HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh
HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh
Definition
If something is 'hard to swallow', it is difficult to believe or accept, often because it is upsetting or surprising.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈswɑɫoʊ/, /ˈswɔɫoʊ
British English
hˈɑːd/ /tˈuː/ /swˈɒləʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh
UK
HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh
Listen in Context
His decision to quit the team was hard to swallow.
The news of her moving away was hard to swallow for her friends.
The truth about the accident is hard to swallow.
Finding out you didn't get the job is hard to swallow, but don't give up.