Be forced to admit a humiliating mistake or to accept defeat in an embarrassing way.
Examples:
- When the reporter got the facts all wrong, his editor made him eat crow.
Origin: Early 1800s
Synonyms: eat dirt, eat humble pie
Be forced to admit a humiliating mistake or to accept defeat in an embarrassing way.
Examples:
Origin: Early 1800s
Synonyms: eat dirt, eat humble pie