eat one's words
Verb
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Verb
- (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.
- (regret) eat crow
- (retract) recant, take back; See also Thesaurus:recant
- French: se rétracter
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