[英语成语] EAT WORDS. — 口语提高课：学习道歉

收回前言。

Eat your words"意味着某人必须收回或承认之前所说的话是错误的。这通常发生在被证明错了之后，对方可能会用这个表达来要求你承认错误并改正之前的声明。

示例句子

1. He had to eat his words after his prediction turned out to be wrong.

   他的预测结果证明是错误的，他不得不收回自己之前的话。

2. The critic ate his words when the movie he panned became a blockbuster.

   当他所批评的电影变成了大卖时，那位影评人不得不收回自己的话。

3. After mocking the idea, she had to eat her words when it turned out to be incredibly successful.

   在嘲笑这个想法之后，当事情证明非常成功时，她不得不收回自己的话。