abbassare la cresta
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to lower the crest (of a rooster)”.
Verb edit
abbassàre la cresta (first-person singular present abbàsso la cresta, first-person singular past historic abbassài la cresta, past participle abbassàto la cresta, auxiliary avére)
- to swallow one's pride
- Synonyms: umiliarsi, sottomettersi