eat one's pride en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of swallow one's pride.
alt of swallow one's pride
People I had associated with for six or seven years all of a sudden became bigoted and narrow-minded, so I resigned. I decided nothing was worth eating my pride and working with these people.
1977 April 23, Jown Fowler, “'Whispering Campaign' Fails On Newbury Street”, in Gay Community News, page 1, quoting Frank Tanzer
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eating one's pride | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eats one's pride | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| eaten one's pride | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ate one's pride | Tense=Past | lexicographic |