“Eat your words”
정의
To admit that what you said was wrong.
예문
Examples
“After the product succeeded, critics had to eat their words.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
After the product succeeded, critics had to eat their words.Compare with the original example
After the product succeeded, critics had to eat their words.
Write a two-line conversation using “Eat your words”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Eat your words" mean?
- "Eat your words" means to admit that what you said was wrong.
- How do you use "Eat your words" in a sentence?
- Example: "After the product succeeded, critics had to eat their words."
- Should I interpret "Eat your words" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.