# eat it

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/eat-it
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

used to taunt or end discussion with a conversation partner

## Examples

- You lost the game, so just eat it.
- When he tried to argue about the referee's call, his friend told him to just eat it.
- After the evidence proved his argument was entirely incorrect, he had no choice but to eat it and accept the defeat.

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