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eat crow

idiom

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


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  1. 01

    as the crow flies

    In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

  2. 02

    bite to eat

    A snack or quick meal.

  3. 03

    don't shit where you eat

    One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

  4. 04

    eat an elephant one bite at a time

    To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

  5. 05

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

  6. 06

    eat away

    To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.

  7. 07

    eat dirt

    To eat humble pie.

  8. 08

    eat for two

    To be pregnant

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