English-2
Grade-8
Easy

Question

____________your pride.

  1. Swallow
  2. Show
  3. Hide

hintHint:

An idiom is an expression containing a group of words that has a figurative meaning and whose meaning is not deducible from those of the individual words. These expressions are peculiar to a language and the larger meaning can be understood only by native speakers.

The correct answer is: Swallow


    To swallow your pride means to disregard your ego in order to do something that is considered humiliating or undignified. The act of swallowing your pride involves being less arrogant. The idiom has its roots in the Bible. 

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