Idiom: eat crow
Meaning
Idiom: eat crow
- to admit in front of other people that you were wrong about something
Example sentences
— Jane had to eat crow when the actual results of the ad campaign were announced.
— My mother ate crow at our graduation when they announced my "good for nothing" boyfriend was class valedictorian.
— Stop teasing me! You’ll eat crow when I become famous.
— My supervisor said my idea was stupid but ate crow the next day when the owner selected it for our ad campaign.
— I told our investors that we would make our sales target this quarter, so please don’t make me eat crow.
— The politician ate crow when his opponent showed a video where he had previously argued in favor of gun rights.
— My manager thinks she knows everything so it’s always great to see her eat crow.
— Trump supporters had to eat crow after the election results came in.
Synonyms
- eat one's words
- eat humble pie
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