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Meanings of swallow hard in English

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Usage of swallow hard in English
1
She could only look at him in speechless gratitude and swallow hard.
The Brimming Cup
2
It would be a cheeky move; HP would have to swallow hard.
Reuters
3
We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
The sight that greeted Hannah made her jump back and swallow hard.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
5
I swallow hard, try to look away but he catches my face.
Shatter Me
6
Hildie saw her swallow hard as if words wanted to come, but couldn't.
Her mother's hope
7
Party leaders will have to swallow hard and make difficult compromises.
The Irish Times
8
The Boy did not answer, but I heard him swallow hard.
The Princess Passes
9
When he turned to her this time his smile made her swallow hard.
Deadly promises
10
I swallow hard, trying to gulp down what I had just bitten off.
Mindhunter
11
All those smaller versions of Comrade Snarky, they all swallow hard.
Haunted: a novel of stories
12
You stop short, and swallow hard, and saunter into camp as one indifferent.
The Forest
13
But I swallow hard and force my feet to follow him.
Angelfall
14
Now, what could poor Jane do under such circumstances, except to swallow hard?
The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills; Or, The Missing Pilot of th...
15
Her face was turned away from me, but I saw her swallow hard.
The bay at midnight
16
I swallow hard and make my eyes adjust to the darkness.
Second glance
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common