eat her words

• vi. 收回前言(承认说错)

eat her words的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. She withdrew her previous remarks, and apologized.
   她收回前言并道了歉。
2. Jane said that John would never pass the exam,but she has had to eat her words.
   珍妮之前说约翰根本不能通过考试，现在她不得不收回前言认错。