How to Pronounce "take the bitter with the sweet"
expression
TAYK thuh BIH-ter with thuh SWEET
TAYK thuh BIT-uh with thuh SWEET
Definition
To accept both the good and the bad parts of a situation or life, not just the things you like.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɪtɝ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈswit
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈɪtɐ/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /swˈiːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK thuh BIH-ter with thuh SWEET
UK
TAYK thuh BIT-uh with thuh SWEET
Listen in Context
Sometimes you have to take the bitter with the sweet.
Marriage means you'll take the bitter with the sweet.
At work, you must take the bitter with the sweet.
Life's not perfect — you just have to take the bitter with the sweet.