eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
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
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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.
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Selepas pasukan menang, para pengkritik terpaksa menjilat ludah mereka sendiri.