kiss the rod

kiss the rod

To accept punishment passively. As a child, I always found it best to just kiss the rod—arguing with my parents always made the situation worse.

See also: kiss, rod

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Marinko		-	Croatian, Serbian
Goldsmith		['gəuldsmiθ]
Teimuraz		-	Georgian
Abbot		['æbət]
Gordy		GAWR-dee	English
Katriina		KAHT-ree:-nah	Finnish

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