swallow pride
Eat humble pie
To swallow one's pride is to suppress ego or self-regard in order to do something humbling—apologize, ask for help, or accept unfavorable terms.
The image suggests forcing down something unpleasant: She swallowed her pride and asked her ex for a loan.
The phrase acknowledges that the action requires effort and feels uncomfortable.
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- eat humble pieAdmit error humbly
- egoOne's self-image
- save faceProtect one's reputation
- apologizeAcknowledge a fault
admit · stubborn · grudge · bury the hatchet · forgive · bite tongue · back down · surrender · defeat · cap in hand · embarrass · grovel · bow down · yield · concede · eat crow · bend · let it go
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- snap out of itsnap out of it, get a grip, get it together, shake it off, wake up
swallow pridestand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold one's ground · stand one's ground · dig in one's heels · stick to one's guns · hold firm
swallow prideassert oneself
Declare one's position firmly
speak one's mind · talk back · boast · brag · strut
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