bajar la cabeza

• IPA^(key): /baˌxaɾ la kaˈbeθa/ [baˌxaɾ la kaˈβ̞e.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /baˌxaɾ la kaˈbesa/ [baˌxaɾ la kaˈβ̞e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ba‧jar la ca‧be‧za

bajar la cabeza (first-person singular present bajo la cabeza, first-person singular preterite bajé la cabeza, past participle bajado la cabeza)

1. (idiomatic) To follow orders
2. (idiomatic) To suck it up; to make do

• “bajar la cabeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024