swallow your words

• vi. 收回前言(承认说错)

swallow your words的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. 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。