PRIDE MUST TAKE A PINCH


Meaning of PRIDE MUST TAKE A PINCH in English

One must endure the minor pains and hardships one encounters while being made pretty. - A proverb. * /"Mother," Sue cried, "stop pulling my hair!" "Just a moment, young lady," the mother answered, while combing her hair. "Don't you know that pride must take a pinch?"/

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.