Значение слова "EAT CROW" найдено в 7 источниках

EAT CROW

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

eat crow: translation

eat crow

1. Fig. 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.

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I'll be eating crow if I'm not shown to be right.

2. Fig. to be shamed; to admit that one was wrong. •

When it became clear that they had arrested the wrong person, the police had to eat crow.

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Mary talked to Joe as if he was an uneducated idiot, till she found out he was a college professor. That made her eat crow.

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{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 boxing, but he lost and had to eat crow./ Compare: BACK DOWN, EAT HUMBLE PIE, EAT ONE'S WORDS.

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"

eat crow: translation

eat crow

1. Fig. 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.

2. Fig. to be shamed; to admit that one was wrong. •

When it became clear that they had arrested the wrong person, the police had to eat crow.

•

Mary talked to Joe as if he was an uneducated idiot, till she found out he was a college professor. That made her eat crow.

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найдено в "Moby Thesaurus"

eat crow: translation

Synonyms and related words:

abjure, back down, back out, backwater, climb down, crawfish out, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat dirt, eat humble pie, forswear, kiss the rod, lick the dust, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, sing small, swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw

найдено в "Новом англо-русском словаре современной разговорной лексики"

expr infml esp AmE We made her eat crow — Мы заставили ее взять свои слова обратно Well, it looks like I was wrong and I'm going to have to eat crow — Похоже, что я был не прав, и мне придется признать это The situation might be smoothed over if we appeared to eat crow — Положение можно как-то поправить, если мы сделаем вид, что сожалеем о случившемся

найдено в "Англо-русском новом словаре современного неформального английского языка"

eat crow expr infml esp AmE We made her eat crow Мы заставили ее взять свои слова обратно Well, it looks like I was wrong and I'm going to have to eat crow Похоже, что я был не прав, и мне придется признать это The situation might be smoothed over if we appeared to eat crow Положение можно как-то поправить, если мы сделаем вид, что сожалеем о случившемся

найдено в "Англо-русском словаре редакции bed"

проглотить обиду, покориться, смириться, унижаться, униженно извиняться

найдено в "Англо-русском дополнительном словаре"

проглотить обиду, покориться, смириться, унижаться, униженно извиняться

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