abbassare la cresta

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to lower the crest (of a rooster)”. === Verb === 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