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Take the Bitter with the Sweet to accept the bad things that happen along with the good

Accepted Answer

The track meet was a bust, but you made a new friend. Learn to take the bitter with the sweet. The famous English poet of the 14th century Geoffrey Chaucer first used this idea in one of his poems, and many other writers have since adopted the phrase. Of course, "bitter" represents bad happenings and "sweet" stands for good. Some people say that you have to take "the rough with the smooth," and that expression gets the message across just as effectively.

Idiom	Take the Bitter with the Sweet
Example	The track meet was a bust, but you made a new friend. Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
Meaning	to accept the bad things that happen along with the good
Origin	The famous English poet of the 14th century Geoffrey Chaucer first used this idea in one of his poems, and many other writers have since adopted the phrase. Of course, "bitter" represents bad happenings and "sweet" stands for good. Some people say that you have to take "the rough with the smooth," and that expression gets the message across just as effectively.

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