Significato: being swallowed

l'essere inghiottito, ingoiato, trangugiato, deglutito, divorato, fatto scomparire

wallow Idioma

hard to swallow

hard to accept, hard to take "She said, ""He has custody of the children. It's hard to swallow."""

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

swallow one

bring one

swallow that

believe that, buy that, eat that He said the company is bankrupt, but don't swallow that!

swallow your pride

do not let your pride stop you, control your pride Swallow your pride. Accept the offer to return to your old job.

swallow up

take in；use up 吞没；耗尽
The aircraft was swallowed up in the clouds．飞机没入云海中。
The sea waves eventually swallowed up the tiny craft．海浪终于吞没了那条小船。
His expenses swallowed up all his earnings．他的费用耗尽了他的所有收入。

swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Idiom(s): swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Theme: BELIEF - GULLIBILITY

to believe something completely. (Slang. These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught. Fixed order.)
• I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
• I feel like a fool. I swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.

swallow one's pride

Idiom(s): swallow one's pride

Theme: HUMILITY

to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating.
• I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.
• When you're a student, you find yourself swallowing your pride quite often.

bitter pill to swallow

Idiom(s): bitter pill to swallow

Theme: DISPLEASURE

an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted.
• It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy.
• We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.

A swallow does not make the summer.

One good event does not mean that everything is alright.

One swallow does not make a summer

This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.

One swallow does not make a summer.

A single piece of evidence is not enough to prove anything.

eat one's words|eat|swallow one's words|word|words

v. phr. To take back something you have said; admit something is not true. John had called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry bravely fought a big bully.
Compare: EAT CROW.

swallow one's pride|pride|swallow

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

swallow one's words|swallow|word|words

1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words. 2. See: EAT ONE'S WORDS.

swallow up|swallow

v. phr. To do away with; absorb; engulf. My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary.

swallow

swallow
In addition to the idioms beginning with swallow, also see bitter pill to swallow.
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- swallow one's pride
- swallow one's words

swallow one's words

swallow one's words
Take back what one said, as in If they win I'll have to swallow my words. George Farquhar used this idiom in The Inconstant (1702): “I have swallowed my words already; I have eaten them up.” For a synonym, see eat one's words.