Meanings
verbswallow one's pride (third-person singular simple present swallows one's pride, present participle swallowing one's pride, simple past and past participle swallowed one's pride)
present singular third person swallows one's pride · participle present swallowing one's pride · participle past swallowed one's pride · past swallowed one's pride
- idiomaticTo set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 放下身段
- 放下身段 (fàngxià shēnduàn)To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
Finnish niellä ylpeytensä, ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen
- niellä ylpeytensäTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
- ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteenTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
French ravaler sa fierté
- ravaler sa fiertéTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
Irish dul ar an umhlaíocht
- dul ar an umhlaíochtTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
Polish chować ambicję do kieszeni, schować ambicję do kieszeni
- chować ambicję do kieszeniTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
- schować ambicję do kieszeniTo hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance
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