打掉了牙齿往肚里咽
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to bear insult or injury in silence
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- swallow your knocked-out teeth into your belly
- Meaning
- To bear insult or injury in silence because there is nothing else to do. Similar to 'swallow your pride', with more suffering.
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