VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Eat Crow

Meaning:

To admit one was wrong, and accept humiliation

Examples:

  • I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong and it's time for me to eat crow.
  • Nothing more painful than to listen to a lady eat crow.
  • I'm sorry, and I'm here to eat crow.
  • I'm sorry, and I'm here to eat crow.
  • As a result, DEA was forced to eat crow and put Tinsley back on the job.
  • What, pretending to eat crow on national television while the rest of the nation's eating their breakfast?