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词汇 eat-words
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eat your words


idiom
to admit that something you said before was wrong: 承认自己说错了话
Sam said it would never sell, but when he sees these sales figures he'll have to eat his words.萨姆曾说这个永远不会有销路。可他要是看到这些销售数字,就得承认自己错了。
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eat your words | American Dictionary


eat your words


idiom
to be forced to admit that you were wrong about something:
I said he’d never win, but I had to eat my words.

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