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dapple (oh) and swallow 1, verb (oh)


dapple (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from dapple-gray]
to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade

swallow 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?Food?
2 ?nervously?
3 ?believe/accept?
4 ?feelings?
5 swallow your pride
Phrasal verbs
swallow somebody/something ¡û¡ú up
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[Language: Old English; Origin: swelgan]
?Food?
[I and T] to make Food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach
::He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill.
::Most snakes swallow their prey whole .
?NERVOUSLY?
[I] to make some of the liquid in your mouth go down your throat because you are frightened or nervous
::Leo swallowed hard and walked into the room.
::She swallowed nervously before beginning.
?BELIEVE/ACCEPT?
[T] informal to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually true
::Do they really think we are stupid enough to swallow that?
::I found his story a bit hard to swallow (=difficult to believe) .
?FEELINGS?
[T] to stop yourself from showing a feeling, especially anger
::She swallowed her anger and turned to face him.
swallow your pride
to do something even though it is embarrassing for you, because you have no choice
::I swallowed my pride and phoned him.
-see also a bitter pill (to swallow) at bitter 1 (7)
swallow up [swallow sb/sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
if a company or country is swallowed up by a larger one, it becomes part of it and no longer exists on its own
::Hundreds of small companies have been swallowed up by these huge multinationals.
written if something is swallowed up, it disappears because something covers it or hides it
::Jane was soon swallowed up in the crowd.
::The countryside is gradually being swallowed up by new developments.
if an amount of money is swallowed up, you have to spend it to pay for things
::The extra cash was soon swallowed up.