- a barrage of acid comments.
- a biting wind.
- a bitter sorrow.
- a bitter struggle.
- a sulfurous denunciation.
- a vitriolic critique.
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
- an acrimonious dispute.
- bitter about the divorce.
- bitter cold.
- bitter cold.
- bitter enemies.
- bitter words.
- blistering criticism.
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics.
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies.
- it was bitterly cold.
- quinine is bitter.
- shed bitter tears.
- the bitter truth.