eat one's
words
=admit one has been wrong in sth.one has
said收回自己说过的知郑冲话
*Dick insisted the United States was larger than
China but he had to eat his words when Beth showed him his
map.狄克坚持说美国比中国大,但当贝思给他看地图时,他不得不收回搭歼他的丛茄话。
*Don't boast too much.You will be forced to eat
your words one day.不要吹得太厉害,总有一天你不得不收回你说的话。
这是中式英语→_→