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Traditional English :: swap
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swap.html - v. & n. (also swop) --v.tr. & intr. (swapped, swapping) exchange or barter (one thing for another). --n. 1 an act of swapping.
2 a thing suitable for swapping.
3 a thing swapped. swapper n. [ME, orig. = 'hit': prob. imit.] |
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Traditional English :: SWAPO
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swap.html - abbr.
South West Africa People's Organization. |
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English Idioms :: swallow
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swap.html - See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY. |
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English Idioms :: swallow hook, line, and sinker
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swap.html - See: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER. |
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English Idioms :: swallow one's pride
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swap.html - {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, |
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English Idioms :: swallow one's words
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swap.html - {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. |
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