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swallow one's pride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
swal-low one's pride
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Inflected Forms

swallows one's pride (present, singular) swallowing one's pride (participle, present) swallowed one's pride (participle, past) swallowed one's pride (past)

Phrases

eat humble pie

Frequently Paired Words

eat humble pie

Questions

What does swallow one's pride mean?
To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.

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