swallow one’s pride

(idiom) to accept that you must do something that you don’t want to do

Example Sentences:

When the cleaners didn’t come to work, the boss was forced to swallow his pride and clean the washrooms himself.

When the University professor began to study a foreign language, she had to swallow her pride and join a class of beginners.

The students swallowed their pride when the teacher told them they would have to repeat the course.

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How to Swallow Your Pride

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