Rod:
Thanks for the feedback. I'll "bite the dust" too ! (p.s. "swallow the
leek"???????)
John K
Rod Hetzel wrote:
> John:
>
> Excellent point about bumping heads. I also respect your comment about
> ditching political language. So, for assistance in selecting a less
> politically-charged word, I took a look at www.thesaurus.com. The
> results are below. From now on, I personally am going to use the term
> "eating dirt" instead of "submitting." Please go back to all of my old
> posts and substitute "mutual dirt eating" for "mutual submission."
>
> Eating dirt for you,
>
> Rod
>
> [Nouns] submission, yielding, nonresistance, obedience, surrender,
> cession, capitulation, resignation, backdown, obeisance, homage,
> kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration.
>
> [Verbs] succumb, submit, yeild, bend, resign, defer to, lay down one's
> arms, deliver up one's arms, lower colors, haul down colors, strike
> one's flag, strike colors, surrender, surrender at discretion, cede,
> capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat, draw in one's horns,
> give way, give round, give in, give up, cave in, suffer judgement by
> default, bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm, reel back;
> bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under, knock under, eat
> dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie, bite the dust, lick the dust, be at
> one's feet, fall at one's feet, craven, crouch before, throw oneself at
> the feet of, swallow the leek, swallow the pill, kiss the rod, turn the
> other cheek, avaler les couleuvres, gulp down, obey kneel to, bow to,
> pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to, bend the neck, bend the knee,
> kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow,
> pocket the affront, make the best of, make a virtue of necessity, grin
> and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself, submit
> with a good grace, bear with.
>
> <snip>
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