Swallow a bitter pill
Figuratively: was forced to come to terms with something unpleasant.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּלַע אֶת הַגְּלוּלָה הַמָּרָה
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: נֵאָלֵץ לְהַשְׁלִים עִם דָּבָר לֹא נָעִים.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)