swallow the dictionary

tv. to acquire an enormous vocabulary. (Usually in the past tense.) My uncle says I’ve swallowed the dictionary. That’s because I know so many big words.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aviv	ah-VEEV	Hebrew
Irinei	-	Russian
Neilina	-	Scottish
Alojz	-	Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Hymie	-	Yiddish
Reuben	ROO-bən (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, English