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Swallow Pride I Accept Humiliating Embarrassing Admit Wrong

Phrase/Idiom swallow your pride
Definition If you swallow your pride, you accept something humiliating or embarrassing, for example having to admit that you are wrong, or that you have less knowledge than you thought.
Example When I failed the exam, I had to swallow my pride and repeat the course.

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