吞声忍气

吞声忍气
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to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence(inherited)

    • He always suffers in silence.

  2. verb

    to swallow one's anger(inherited)

    • He silently swallowed his anger and accepted the criticism.

  3. verb

    to grin and bear it(inherited)

    • He always swallows his anger and remains silent.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A gaping mouth as wide as the sky stuffed inside represents swallowing whole.

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