Definition
A medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.
A fact, proposal, claim, etc. that is difficult to accept or believe.
In Context
- "I'm lucky enough to remember to take my horse pill, much less drop it into a glass and wait 45 minutes."
- "I do know that I feel better when I remember to take my multivitamin, iron and vitamin D supplements, and the occasional fish oil horse pill."
- "Even pro-Soviet Communists will find the Geneva accord a difficult horse pill to swallow."
- "Mac Carey, an aide to leading tax-cut crusaders in Congress, called the draft language in Reagan's radio speech "a horse pill. It's very difficult to swallow.""
- "Officials know that if this year's budget is a bitter pill to swallow, next year's will be a bitter horse pill."
- "They need to swallow that big horse pill that is the West Virginia loss, forget about it and re-focus this week."
See Also
- horse steroid
- horse tranquilizer