eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
1.
woorden inslikken, terugnemen wat gezegd is
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.
Hij zei dat ik het niet kon, maar ik zal hem zijn woorden laten inslikken.
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Nadat het team had gewonnen, moesten de critici hun woorden inslikken.