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なみだをのむ

涙をのむ

表記・読み:涙を呑む・涙を飲む・なみだをのむ

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    to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞(む)idiomatic expression