John had boasted that he would play on the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow.
Fred said he could beat the new man in boxing, but he lost and had to eat crow.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
eat crow — {v. phr.} To admit you are mistaken or defeated; take back a mistaken statement. * /John had boasted that he would play on the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow./ * /Fred said he could beat the new man in… … Dictionary of American idioms
eat crow — {v. phr.} To admit you are mistaken or defeated; take back a mistaken statement. * /John had boasted that he would play on the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow./ * /Fred said he could beat the new man in… … Dictionary of American idioms
eat crow — (USA) If you eat crow, you have to admit that you were wrong about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
eat crow — phrasal : to accept what one has fought against : recede from a position taken * * * eat crow , ● eat * * * eat crow american informal phrase to admit that you were wrong about something Thesaurus: to admit you are wrong or have done something… … Useful english dictionary
eat crow — If you eat crow, you admit that you were wrong about something and apologize. He had no option but to eat crow and admit that his analysis was wrong … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
eat crow — tv. to display total humility, especially when shown to be wrong. □ Well, it looks like I was wrong, and I’m going to have to eat crow. □ I’ll be eating crow if I’m not shown to be right … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
eat crow — verb 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 … Wiktionary
eat crow — admit you were wrong, take back what you said (See take it back When I lost the bet, I had to eat crow admit I was wrong … English idioms
eat crow — admit one is mistaken or defeated He was forced to eat crow when the figures that he gave us at the meeting were all wrong … Idioms and examples
eat crow — to publicly admit you were wrong about something. Charles had to eat crow and tell them they were right all along … New idioms dictionary
