eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
1.
nuốt lời, rút lại lời nói
to admit that something you said earlier was wrong, especially when you were boasting or very confident
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He said I couldn't do it, but I'll make him eat his words.
Anh ta nói tôi không thể làm được, nhưng tôi sẽ khiến anh ta nuốt lời.
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Sau khi đội thắng, các nhà phê bình phải nuốt lời.