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pill mill

idiom

A clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    go through the mill

    To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.

  2. 02

    grist for the mill

    Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

  3. 03

    grist to the mill

    Alternative form of grist for the mill.

  4. 04

    horse pill

    A medicinal pill which is very large in size and is therefore difficult for a person to swallow.

  5. 05

    pill in the pocket

    A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.

  6. 06

    rumor mill

    A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

  7. 07

    sugarcoat the pill

    To make an unpleasant event less displeasing.

  8. 08

    swallow a bitter pill

    To accept or endure an unpleasant situation.

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