When Jill failed the exam, she had to swallow her pride and repeat the course.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
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 one's pride — To humble oneself • • • Main Entry: ↑swallow … Useful english dictionary
swallow one's pride — bring one s pride under control, become humble I had to swallow my pride and go and ask my supervisor for some extra money … Idioms and examples
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 … Словарь американских идиом
swallow one's pride — verb To set aside ones feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance … Wiktionary
pocket one's pride — See: SWALLOW ONE S PRIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
pocket one's pride — See: SWALLOW ONE S PRIDE … Dictionary of American idioms
pocket\ one's\ pride — See: swallow one s pride … Словарь американских идиом
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
