[英文成語] EAT WORDS. - 流利英語會話：收返啲言

收返自己啲言

「Eat your words」呢個英語成語嘅意思係要求某人承認佢哋之前說過嘅說話係錯誤或者不適當，並由衷地收回。例如，如果有人堅稱某個計劃肯定會失敗，但計劃最終成功咗，咁你就可以話佢要「eat his words」。這表示佢需要認錯並修改之前嘅看法。使用呢個成語可以在對話中添加一點輕鬆或嘲諷嘅成分，特別係當證明某人錯誤嘅時候。它提醒我哋言語嘅重要性同埋在預測事件時要謹慎。透過學習同使用成語，我哋可以更精準同有趣咁表達自己嘅觀點或批評他人嘅觀點，同時增加語言嘅豐富性。

例句

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

   佢嘅預測錯咗，要重新解釋。

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

   電影大賣，個評論家收回咗自己嘅說法。

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

   佢原本諷刺嘅意見結果被證明成功，佢要重新解釋。