eat one's words

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Verb

to eat one's words

1. (idiomatic) 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• eat crow

[edit] Translations

• Icelandic: éta ofan í sig, éta í sig
• Swedish: äta upp sina egna ord sv(sv)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adeenoorsstw
• ate one's words