Sunday best (fig) eng zo'r, yaxshi ko'ylagi, ko'cha-ko'yga kiyiladigan ko'ylagi.
We are in our Sunday best, ready togo.
Igot mud on my Sunday best.
Swallow one's pride (fig) kibr, g'urur tuymoq, bir chetga surib qo'ymoq, unutmoq.
I had to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong.
When you are trying to master a new skill, you fnd yourself swal lowing your pride quite often.
Swallow something hook, line, and sinker (fig) birovning gapiga laqqa tushmoq, ishonmoq, aldamoq.
I made up a story about why I was so late. The boss swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
2.1 felt like a fool. I swallowed her lies hook, line, and sinker.
Sweat blood (fig) jonini jabborga bermoq, og'ir mehnat qilmoq, o'zini qiynamoq, tinim bilmay ishlamoq, ter to'kmoq, terga bot moq.
John had to work day and night to keep his large family in food and clothing. He sweated blood for them.
There is no point in sweating blood for some people. They will never he happy no matter how hardyou try.
Sweep something under the carpet (sweep something under the rug) (lit) (1) kir ni, axlatni palos tagiga supurib yashirmoq, yo'q qilmoq (2) (fig) biror narsani bosdi bosdi qilmoq, yashirmoq, berkitmoq, jimjit qilib yubormoq.
He was in such a hurry with the cleaning that he just swept the dirt under the carpet.
You made a mistake thatyou can not sweep under the carpet.
Swelled head (big head) (fig) burni ko'tarilib ketmoq, dimog'dor bo'lib qolmoq, bosar tusarini bilmay qolmoq, odam tanimay qolmoq, o'zini katta olmoq.
John got a swelled head after he won the prize.
Do not get a swelled head from all this success.
Swim against the tide (swim against the current) (lit) (1) oqimga qarshi suzmoq (2) (fig) oqimga qarshi bormoq, suzmoq, hamma qilgan ishga qarshi o‘laroq ish tutmoq.
If you really want strenuous exercise, go out in the stream and swim against the current.
Why can not you cooperate? Do you always have to swim against the tide?
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