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eat crow

Definitions

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

Etymologies

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First appeared in the 1870s in America in the form eat boiled crow. Unknown origin - but probably because the meat of the crow is very unappetizing.

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synonyms (26)

Words with the same meaning

  1. abjure
  2. back down
  3. back out
  4. backwater
  5. climb down
  6. crawfish out
  7. deny
  8. disavow
  9. disclaim
  10. disown
  11. eat dirt
  12. eat humble pie
  13. forswear
  14. kiss the rod
  15. lick the dust
  16. recant
  17. renege
  18. renounce
  19. repudiate
  20. retract
  21. revoke
  22. sing small
  23. swallow
  24. take back
  25. unsay
  26. withdraw

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  • oroboros commented on the word eat crow

    Crow tastes awful!

    December 5, 2010