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eat your words

US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
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Idiom

1.

menjilat ludah sendiri, menarik balik kata-kata

to admit that something you said earlier was wrong, especially when you were boasting or very confident

Contoh:
He said I couldn't do it, but I'll make him eat his words.
Dia kata saya tidak boleh melakukannya, tetapi saya akan membuat dia menjilat ludahnya sendiri.
After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Selepas pasukan menang, para pengkritik terpaksa menjilat ludah mereka sendiri.
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