swallow your disappointment

swallow your disappointment
to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave

He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help.

Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym
Main entry: swallow

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  • swallow your pride — swallow your pride/disappointment/anger/etc phrase to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • swallow your anger — swallow your pride/disappointment/anger/etc phrase to not show your feelings and to not allow them to affect the way that you behave He finally had to swallow his pride and ask for help. Thesaurus: to stop, control or not show emotionssynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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  • swallow — swal|low1 [ swalou ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach: She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. a )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • swallow*/ — [ˈswɒləʊ] verb I 1) [I/T] to make food or drink go down your throat and into your stomach She quickly swallowed the rest of her coffee.[/ex] I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow.[/ex] 2) to make a movement in your throat as if you are… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • disappointment — noun 1 sadness because sth has not happened, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, intense, profound, sharp ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • swallow — verb 1 food, drink, etc. ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ accidentally ▪ She accidentally swallowed a glass bead. ▪ easily ▪ L …   Collocations dictionary

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  • bitter — bit|ter1 W3S3 [ˈbıtə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: biter] 1.) feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly →↑bitterly bitter about ▪ I feel very bitter about what has happened. ▪ a bitter and vindictive… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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