Eat one's words

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo regret or retract what one has said.

"He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.; This time, you have to eat your words, because, like it or not, you lost."

Synonyms

retract recant take back revoke reclaim revel british india retraction ezra retreat

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