swallow the dictionary

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak using long or obscure words. idiomatic,informal
    — I swear, I don't know where you get all this swallowing the dictionary business!” - He himself never read anything but the ticker and the sporting news.

词形变化

swallows the dictionary present,singular,third-person swallowing the dictionary participle,present swallowed the dictionary participle,past swallowed the dictionary past
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