swallow one's pride

swallow one's pride
swallow one's pride
Fig. to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating. •

I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.

When you're trying to master a new skill, you find yourself swallowing your pride quite often.

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{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. 2013.

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  • 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

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