It?s been a bitter pill to swallow.

It's a bitter pill to swallow.

One has to swallow a bitter pill to get cured.

This was a bitter pill to swallow. This was one we felt we could get. We couldn't pull it off.

This is a tough pill to swallow. We accomplished a lot this year. While you don't have a great feeling after a game like this, I want them to remember this feeling, so they can build on it.

It's a hard pill for D.J. to swallow because that's his job – to try to block shots. He just tried to block a shot and missed.