含义: air-swallowing

[醫] 吞氣症

swa 成语

cut a wide swath

do many things - party, play sports, live and love Tim cut a wide swath in his youth. He lived a full and active life.

drain the swamp

remove what prevents a clear view of the problem If I were manager, my first step would be to drain the swamp.

hard to swallow

hard to accept, hard to take "She said, ""He has custody of the children. It's hard to swallow."""

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

swallow one

bring one

swallow that

believe that, buy that, eat that He said the company is bankrupt, but don't swallow that!

swallow your pride

do not let your pride stop you, control your pride Swallow your pride. Accept the offer to return to your old job.

swamped

overwhelmed I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I can

swan song

final appearance He was a big hit during his swan song at the party last week.

aijuswannaseing

I just want to sing, title of Musiq Soulchild's 2000's album

codswallop

nonsense

SWASS

short for "Some Wild-Ass Silly Shit"

SWAT

Southwest Atlanta. Home of Outkast, Goodie Mob, Kriss Kross, Parental Advisory

Swayze

I'm out of here, I'm ghost. From the movie "Ghost" which features the actor Patrick Swayze, used for example in a cut by EPMD..

swallow up

take in；use up 吞没；耗尽
The aircraft was swallowed up in the clouds．飞机没入云海中。
The sea waves eventually swallowed up the tiny craft．海浪终于吞没了那条小船。
His expenses swallowed up all his earnings．他的费用耗尽了他的所有收入。

swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Idiom(s): swallow sth, hook, line, and sinker

Theme: BELIEF - GULLIBILITY

to believe something completely. (Slang. These terms refer to fishing and fooling a fish into being caught. Fixed order.)
• I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
• I feel like a fool. I swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.

swallow one's pride

Idiom(s): swallow one's pride

Theme: HUMILITY

to forget one's pride and accept something humiliating.
• I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.
• When you're a student, you find yourself swallowing your pride quite often.

none of one's beeswax

Idiom(s): none of one's beeswax

Theme: KNOWLEDGE - PRIVATE

none of someone's business. (Slang.)
• The answer to that question is none of your beeswax.
• It's none of your beeswax what I do with my spare time.

bitter pill to swallow

Idiom(s): bitter pill to swallow

Theme: DISPLEASURE

an unpleasant fact that has to be accepted.
• It was a bitter pill for her brother to swallow when she married his enemy.
• We found his deception a bitter pill to swallow.

cut a big swath

Idiom(s): cut a wide swath AND cut a big swath

Theme: SOCIAL - IMPORTANCE

to seem important; to attract a lot of attention.
• In social matters, Mrs. Smith cuts a wide swath.
• Bob cuts a big swath whenever he appears in his military uniform.

A swallow does not make the summer.

One good event does not mean that everything is alright.

Mind your own beeswax

(USA) This idiom means that people should mind their own business and not interfere in other people's affairs.

One swallow does not make a summer

This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.

Swansong

A person's swansong is their final achievement or public appearance.

One swallow does not make a summer.

A single piece of evidence is not enough to prove anything.

SWAT team|SWAT|team

n., informal Police unit trained for especially hazardous or sensitive law-enforcement assignments; short for Special Weapons and Tactics. Joe made the SWAT team of the NYPD due to his athletic skills.

cut a swathe|cut|swathe

v. phr. 1a. To mow a path through a field. The farmer cut a swathe through the high grass with his scythe. 1b. To cut down as if by mowing. The machine gun cut a swathe in the lines of enemy soldiers. 2. informal To attract notice; make an impression; seem important. The movie star cut a wide swathe when he walked down the street. John tries to show off and cut a big swathe with the girls.
Compare: GO OVER⁶, MAKE A HIT.

eat one's words|eat|swallow one's words|word|words

v. phr. To take back something you have said; admit something is not true. John had called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry bravely fought a big bully.
Compare: EAT CROW.

swallow one's pride|pride|swallow

v. phr. To bring your pride under control; humble yourself. After Bill lost the race, he swallowed his pride and shook hands with the winner.
Compare: EAT ONE'S WORDS

swallow one's words|swallow|word|words

1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words. 2. See: EAT ONE'S WORDS.

swallow up|swallow

v. phr. To do away with; absorb; engulf. My expenses are so great that they swallow up my modest salary.

swan song|song|swan

n. phr., literary A farewell or last appearance. The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired.

hold sway over

hold sway over
Dominate, have a controlling influence over, as in He held sway over the entire department. This idiom uses the noun sway in the sense of “power” or “dominion,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

swallow

swallow
In addition to the idioms beginning with swallow, also see bitter pill to swallow.
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- swallow one's pride
- swallow one's words

swallow one's words

swallow one's words
Take back what one said, as in If they win I'll have to swallow my words. George Farquhar used this idiom in The Inconstant (1702): “I have swallowed my words already; I have eaten them up.” For a synonym, see eat one's words.

swan

swan
the Swan
the constellation Cygnus

swap horses

swap horses
see change horses in midstream, don't.

swath

swath
see cut a wide swath.

sway

sway
see hold sway over.