eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
1.
engolir as palavras, retirar o que disse
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.
Ele disse que eu não conseguiria, mas vou fazê-lo engolir as palavras.
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
Depois que o time venceu, os críticos tiveram que engolir as palavras.