| 单词 | eat-ones-words |
| 释义 | eat one's wordsphrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for wordIf you say that someone has to eat their words, you mean that they have to admit that they were wrong about something they said in the past, especially when this makes them look foolish. He has had to eat his words about the company being recession-proof. eat one's words in British Englishto take back something said; recant; retract eat one's words in British Englishto retract a statement eat one's words in American English to retract something said earlier Definition of 'eat one's words' |
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