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
IldikÓ		-	Hungarian
Carman		['ka:mən]
Blanch		BLANCH	English
Adalfuns		-	Ancient Germanic
Perce		PURS	English
Sherwood		SHUR-wuwd	English

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