eat one's words

English

Verb

eat one 's words

(figuratively) To regret or retract what one has said.
He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.

This time, you have to eat your words, because, like it or not, you lost.

Synonyms

(regret): eat crow
(retract): recant, take back; See also Thesaurus:recant

Translations

regret something said

Chinese:
Mandarin: 承認說錯話, 承认说错话 (chéngrèn shuō cuò huà)
Dutch: zijn woorden terugnemen, zijn woorden innemen
Finnish: perua sanansa, syödä sanansa

French: se rétracter (fr)
Icelandic: taka orð sín aftur, éta ofan í sig, éta í sig
Maori: kairua
Swedish: äta upp sina egna ord

Anagrams

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