Emotions & feelings
swallow your pride
do something despite feeling embarrassed
To swallow your pride means to do something uncomfortable or embarrassing because it is necessary.
Hear it in real life
Did you apologise after the argument?
Yes, I swallowed my pride and called him.
I swallowed my pride and asked my neighbour to lend me a ladder.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I swallowed my proud and apologised.
Say: I swallowed my pride and apologised.
The fixed expression uses the noun "pride," not the adjective "proud."
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How it fits in a sentence.
swallow your pride; swallowed my pride
Your turn: say it out loud
I swallowed my pride and asked my neighbour to lend me a ladder.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
swallow your pride
do something despite feeling embarrassed
“I swallowed my pride and asked my neighbour to lend me a ladder.”
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