eat your words
US /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
UK /iːt jʊər wɜrdz/
1.
收回自己的话, 承认说错了
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.
他说我做不到，但我会让他收回他的话。
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After the team won, the critics had to eat their words.
球队获胜后，评论家们不得不收回他们的话。