eat crow
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eat crow
- /ˌit ˈkɹoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
First appeared in the US in the 1870s under the form eat boiled crow. Further origin unknown. Crow meat is considered unfit for consumption, but this is true of very many animals. Compare perhaps the association of black birds with misfortune.
verb eats crow · eating crow · ate crow · eaten crow
- To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error. He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.
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verb to recognize that one has mistaken
| Español | tragar sapos |
|---|---|
| Français | faire amende honorable, admettre son erreur, reconnaître son erreur, aller à Canossa, venir à Canossa |
| Deutsch | zu Kreuze kriechen |
| Italiano | ingoiare il rospo |
| Русский | проглоти́ть пилю́лю proglotítʹ piljúlju, проглоти́ть го́рькую пилю́лю proglotítʹ górʹkuju piljúlju |
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