swallow

slang To believe or accept (something) without question or doubt. No, I'm not worried. The boss totally trusts me, and he'll swallow any old story I cook up. I can't believe that cop swallowed our alibi!

swallow

1. n. a puff of cigarette smoke. He took just one swallow and started coughing.

2. tv. to believe or accept something. (see also eat something up.) Nobody’s gonna swallow that nonsense.

See:

a bitter pill to swallow
a hard pill to swallow
a tough pill to swallow
bitter pill (to swallow)
bitter pill to swallow
cat that swallowed the canary, (look) like the
easy to swallow
fall for something hook, line and sinker
hard to believe
hard to swallow
have swallowed a dictionary
look like the cat that ate the canary
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
one swallow does not a spring make
one swallow does not a summer make
one swallow does not make a spring
one swallow does not make a summer
one swallow doesn't make a summer
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
strain at gnats and swallow camels
swallow
swallow (one's) pride
swallow (one's) words
swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker
swallow a bitter pill
swallow down
swallow hook, line, and sinker
swallow one's pride
swallow one's pride, to
swallow one's words
swallow pride
swallow the anchor
swallow the bait
swallow the dictionary
swallow up
swallow your pride
sword swallowing
sword-swallowing
the cat that swallowed the canary
wish the ground would open up and swallow (one)
wish the ground would swallow (one) up

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