打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
dǎ​diào​mén​yá, wǎng​dù​zi​lǐ​yàn

suffer in silence

  • created sense approved 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽/打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 · dǎ​diào​mén​yá, wǎng​dù​zi​lǐ​yàn · suffer in silence

    打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 / 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥

    dǎ​diào​mén​yá, wǎng​dù​zi​lǐ​yàn

    suffer in silence

    to endure bullying, insults, or hardship stoically without complaining; literally to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after being struck

    面对这种不公平的待遇，他只能打掉门牙，往肚子里咽。

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