swallow your pride
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
- egoOne's self-image
- apologizeAcknowledge a fault
- admitConfess or grant entry
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
defeat · grudging · bitter · swallow · gulp · bite · tongue · back down · give in · surrender · stubborn · dignity · ashamed · embarrassed · grovel · kneel · bow · submit
humility vs pride assertion
swallow your pridestand your ground
Refuse to back down
save face · take a stand · put your foot down · bristle · puff up
accommodation vs defiance
swallow your pridestand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold out · resist · fight back · push back · double down
self-effacement vs. self-aggrandizement
swallow your prideput on airs
Affect false sophistication
lord it over · strut · brag · boast · showboat