忍气吞声

忍气吞声 [rěn qì tūn shēng]

1. ■ swallow insult and humiliation silently; control oneself and suppress one's indignation; eat humble pie [dirt; the leek]; endure without protest; hold back one's anger and say nothing; restrain one's anger and abstain from saying anything; restrain [repress] one's anger and keep silent; smother one's annoyance [anger]; submit to humiliation; suppress one's groans [indignation]; swallow one's anger [resentment] and dare say nothing; swallow one's pride and endure in silence; swallow one's wrath and not dare to speak; swallow the insults in meek submission; suffer indignities without a protest