Question
Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Usage example: the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
Swallow
Swallow verb - To regard as right or true.
Usage example: my little niece swallows everything I tell her
Nearby Words: swallowed, swallowing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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King Arthur gets another atypical question, and yet he survives because...Bridge Keeper: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladden swallow?
- Still, this trope is a bit of a harder pill to swallow when the guy in question suddenly receives a Promotion to Parent in spite of not actually having done a whole heck of a lot to deserve it.
Source: Glorified Sperm Donor - Ultimately, the trope gets inverted when Arthur's third question requires him to know the airspeed of an unladen swallow.
Source: Unexpectedly Obscure Answer
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