- swallow pride
- swallow (your) pride
to accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do.
Swallow your pride and call your daughter to tell her you're sorry.
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swallow pride
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swallow one's pride — {v. phr.} To bring your pride under control; humble yourself. * /After Bill lost the race, he swallowed his pride and shook hands with the winner./ Compare: EAT ONE S WORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
swallow one's pride — {v. phr.} To bring your pride under control; humble yourself. * /After Bill lost the race, he swallowed his pride and shook hands with the winner./ Compare: EAT ONE S WORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
swallow your pride — swallow your pride/disappointment/anger/etc phrase to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
Swallow (disambiguation) — Swallow may refer to: *Swallow, one of several insectivorous birds in the family Hirundinidae **In particular, in Europe, the Barn Swallow *Swallow tattoo, a popular tattoo *Swallow (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon *Swallow (comics) a comic… … Wikipedia
swallow your pride — swallow (your) pride to accept that you have to do something that you think is embarrassing or that you think you are too good to do. Swallow your pride and call your daughter to tell her you re sorry … New idioms dictionary
swallow your disappointment — swallow your pride/disappointment/anger/etc phrase to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
swallow your anger — swallow your pride/disappointment/anger/etc phrase to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
swallow one's pride — To humble oneself • • • Main Entry: ↑swallow … Useful english dictionary
swallow — Ⅰ. swallow [1] ► VERB 1) cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat. 2) use the throat muscles as if doing this, especially through fear or nervousness. 3) (often swallow up) take in and cause to disappear; engulf. 4) believe (an… … English terms dictionary
swallow — swallow1 [swä′lō] n. [ME swalwe < OE swealwe, akin to Ger schwalbe, ON svala, swallow, & prob. Russ solovyej, Czech slavík, nightingale] 1. any of a family (Hirundinidae) of small, swift flying, insect eating passerine birds with long, pointed … English World dictionary
