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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aylmer	-	English (Rare)
Vuokko	VOO-ok-ko	Finnish
Gerlach	KHER-lahkh (Dutch)	Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Bryant	['braiənt]
Herry	-	Medieval English
Gratianus	-	Ancient Roman