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eat your words

Idiom Food

Meaning

to take back what you said

Example Sentences

"He had to eat his words after the result was announced."

Related Expressions

shoulder the responsibility

to accept or take on a responsibility

climb the corporate ladder

to advance in one’s career or position in a company

make a decision

to choose something after thinking about it

line up with

to match or agree with something

own it

to take pride in who you are or what you do

crossing the ethical boundary

to act in a way that goes beyond moral acceptability