eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
1.
rimangiarsi le parole, ritirare ciò che si è detto
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.
Ha detto che non potevo farlo, ma lo farò rimangiarsi le parole.
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Dopo che la squadra ha vinto, i critici hanno dovuto rimangiarsi le parole.