swallow one's pride en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swallowing one's pride | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| swallowed one's pride | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| swallowed one's pride | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| swallows one's pride | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (7)
pl schować ambicję do kieszeni (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · pl chować ambicję do kieszeni (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · ga dul ar an umhlaíocht (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · fi niellä ylpeytensä (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · fi ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · cmn 放下身段 (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance) · fr ravaler sa fierté (To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance)