ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈotːɑː ˈlːusikːɑ ˈkɑuniːseːŋ ˈkæteːn]

Verb

ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen

(idiomatic) To swallow one's pride (and humbly do as one is told or supposed to do) (literally: "to take the spoon into the beautiful hand").

Usage notes

This can be used as a synonym for niellä ylpeytensä, but this is a much stronger expression of submitting, giving in or surrendering to a person who has authority.

Conjugation

See ottaa.

Synonyms

(to swallow one's pride) niellä ylpeytensä

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