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Take the bitter with the sweet

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo accept positive things with negative things.

"Today we had the bitter with the sweet: they approved the loan but only gave us a year to pay it back in."

Synonyms

give as good as one gets beg to differ take lightly learn from experience handle with kid gloves go both ways win through keep a civil tongue in one's mouth put a civil tongue in one's head be oneself agree with go easy

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