swallow your anger

swallow your anger
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 disappointment — 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 — swal|low1 S3 [ˈswɔləu US ˈswa:lou] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(nervously)¦ 3¦(believe/accept)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ 5 swallow your pride Phrasal verbs  swallow somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: swelgan] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • swallow — I UK [ˈswɒləʊ] / US [ˈswɑloʊ] verb Word forms swallow : present tense I/you/we/they swallow he/she/it swallows present participle swallowing past tense swallowed past participle swallowed ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make food or drink… …   English dictionary

  • 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 — [[t]swɒ̱loʊ[/t]] swallows, swallowing, swallowed 1) VERB If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach. [V n] You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B... Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed… …   English dictionary

  • 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

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  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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