swallow the dictionary



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.
See also: swallow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TomekTAW-mekPolish
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Darby['da:bi]
KizzyKIZ-eeEnglish
PietyPIE-ə-teeEnglish (Rare)
Yessicaye-SEE-kahSpanish