Swallow the frog
Figuratively: was forced to agree to something unpleasant in order to achieve his goal.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּלַע אֶת הַצְּפַרְדֵּעַ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: נֵאָלֵץ לְהַסְכִּים לְדָבָר לֹא נָעִים כְּדֵי לְהַשִּׂיג אֶת מַטְּרָתוֹ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)