Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

Below you'll find a list of idioms/expressions in multiple languages along with synonyms, antonyms, anecdotes, etc. You can search, select by category or sort by any column.

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Idiom	Language	Category
Tener que quitar el gallo	Spanish	Humiliation
Ter que engolir as próprias palavras	Portuguese	Humiliation
Ter que mudar o ritmo	Portuguese	Humiliation
To beat someone into the ground	English	Humiliation
To clip somebody’s wings	English	Humiliation
To cut someone down to size	English	Humiliation
To eat crow	English	Humiliation
To eat humble pie	English	Humiliation
To have to change one’s tune	English	Humiliation
To have to eat one’s hat	English	Humiliation
To have to eat one’s words	English	Humiliation
To lose face	English	Humiliation
To make mincemeat out of someone	English	Humiliation
To put somebody down	English	Humiliation
Брать свои слова обратно	Russian	Humiliation
Идти против своей воли	Russian	Humiliation
Идти против своих слов	Russian	Humiliation
Избит до смерти	Russian	Humiliation
Изменить мелодию дудки	Russian	Humiliation
Подрезать крылья	Russian	Humiliation
Потерять престиж	Russian	Humiliation
Превратить в лепёшку	Russian	Humiliation
Толкать вниз	Russian	Humiliation
Унижаться	Russian	Humiliation
Упасть низко в чисто глазах	Russian	Humiliation