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
Ilie	-	Romanian
Galene	-	Ancient Greek
Cainan	KAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)
Caridad	kah-ree-DHAHD	Spanish
Rowan	['rauən]