eat crow

Etymology
First appeared in the 1870s in America in the form. origin, but probably a reference to the meat of the crow being very unappetizing.

Verb

 * 1)  To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

Translations

 * Finnish: ottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen
 * French:, admettre son erreur, reconnaître son erreur, ,
 * German:
 * Italian: ingoiare il rospo
 * Polish: przyznawać się do błędu, przyznać się do błędu
 * Russian: проглоти́ть пилю́лю (swallow the pill), проглоти́ть го́рькую пилю́лю (swallow the bitter pill)
 * Spanish: tragar sapos (eat toad)
 * Swedish: