Question

Replace the italicised portion of the sentence below with a suitable phrase from the box. Make necessary changes, wherever required.
They criticised him in the meeting but he accepted without protest all the criticism.

Options

• look after

• swallow

• make it up

• keep mum

• go into

• ease one’s conscience

• as ill luck would have it

• a tight spot

• take chances

• my heart sank

Answer 1

They criticised him in the meeting but he swallowed all the criticism.