eat one's words

Verb

 * 1)  To regret or retract what one has said.
 * He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.
 * This time, you have to eat your words, because, like it or not, you lost.

Synonyms

 * , ; See also Thesaurus:recant
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:recant

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 承認說錯話
 * Danish: æde sine ord
 * Dutch: zijn woorden terugnemen, zijn woorden innemen
 * Finnish: perua sanansa, syödä sanansa
 * French:
 * Icelandic: taka orð sín aftur, éta ofan í sig, éta í sig
 * Italian: ritrattarsi
 * Maori: kairua
 * Swedish: äta upp sina egna ord
 * Thai: