take the bitter with the sweet

Verb

Meaning

take the bitter with the sweet (third-person singular simple present takes the bitter with the sweet, present participle taking the bitter with the sweet, simple past took the bitter with the sweet, past participle taken the bitter with the sweet)

(idiomatic) To accept positive things with negative things.
Synonym: take the rough with the smooth

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Oh, definitely and you know you take the bitter with the sweet but the benefits far outweigh the burdens of what I've been able to do for my family, my word. Star Jones

Close letter words and terms

take the bearing take the bench take the biscuit take the blame for take the browns to the super bowl take the bull by its horns