swallow one's pride

English

Verb

swallow one's pride

(idiomatic) To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.

Translations

To hide one's feelings of pride, adopting more humble stance

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: niellä ylpeytensä; (~ and humbly do as one is told or supposed to do) ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen

French: ravaler sa fierté (fr)
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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