sit down under insults

• 甘受侮辱,驯顺地忍受凌辱

sit down under insults的用法和样例：

例句

1. Duels of honor were private encounters over real or imagined slights or insults.
   荣誉的决斗是私人为了真正的或想像的被蔑视或受侮辱而引起的对抗。