EAT YOUR WORDS

Meaning of EAT YOUR WORDS in English

regret what you said, admit you were wrong

He told me the answer, and I had to eat my words. I was wrong.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

EAT YOUR WORDS — to admit that what you said was wrong
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT YOUR WORDS — See ↑ ADMIT 7
Longman Activator English vocab
EAT YOUR WORDS — regret what you said, admit you were wrong He told me the answer, and I had to eat my words. …
English Idioms vocab
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORDS — (Verb) pamulong
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORDS — plural of word present third singular of word
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORDS — n. sayings, utterances; text, libretto; speech; talk (as opposed to action); dispute, argument
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EAT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAT — of eat. 2. eat ·vi to make one's way slowly. 3. eat ·vi to taste or relish; as, it eats …
Webster English vocab
WORDS — ~ angry talk. → word ———————— ~ the text of a play, opera, or other performed piece. → word
Concise Oxford English vocab
EAT — [eat] vb ate ; eat.en ; eat.ing [ME eten, fr. OE etan; akin to OHG ezzan to eat, L edere, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT — / iːt; NAmE / verb ( ate / et; NAmE ; especially NAmE eɪt/, eaten / ˈiːtn; NAmE /) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAT — eat S1 W1 /iːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1. a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
WORDS — [plural] [noun]We had/exchanged a few words as we were coming out of the meeting.Words sometimes means angry words.Both competitors exchanged/had …
Cambridge English vocab
EAT — Synonyms and related words : ablate, absorb, assimilate, bite, bleed white, break bread, burn up, canker, consume, corrode, count calories, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAT — v. Function: verb 1 to take in as food FF1C; they quickly ate a light breakfast FF1E; Synonyms: consume, devour, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORDS — n. pl. 1. Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse. 2. Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of ~.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
EAT — verb 1. to take in as food they quickly ate a light breakfast Synonyms: consume, devour, feed (on), ingest, meal, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAT — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ We ate very well most of the time (= had lots of nice food) . …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORDS — See ↑ WRITE 13 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman of few words • ↑ be at a loss/be lost for …
Longman Activator English vocab
EAT — See ↑ EAT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ couldn't eat another thing • ↑ feel like something to eat/want something to …
Longman Activator English vocab
EAT — INDEX: 1. to eat 2. to have a meal 3. to eat a lot or too much 4. to eat …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORDS — n. text 1) ~ to (a song) argument, discussion 2) to have ~ with smb. 3) to weigh ('consider carefully') …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
WORDS — sword
Anagrams English vocabulary
WORDS — wordcwide
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn : text Слова amount expressed in ~ сумма, выраженная словами imperative ~ категорическое требование precatory ~ выражение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAT — гл.; прош. вр. - ate, прич. прош. вр. - eaten 1) есть; поглощать, поедать to eat heartily, voraciously ≈ есть …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORDS — Слово
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EAT — eat.ogg i:t v (ate; eaten) 1. есть, поедать: питаться to eat one's dinner - обедать, пообедать where shall we eat? …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YOUR — (полная форма); , (редуцированные формы) your мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. также yours1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам/тебе, свой Is that …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WORDS — сущ.текст Syn:text
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YOUR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к нескольким лицам или предметам ) 1. ваш, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EAT — v (ate; eaten) 1. есть, поедать: питаться to eat one's dinner - обедать, пообедать where shall we eat? - куда …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WORDS — n. речь, слова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WORDS — n. речь, слова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
YOUR — ( полная форма ); ju , jə ( редуцированные формы ) мест. ; притяж. ; употр. атриб. ; ср. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn: text
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EAT — гл. ; прош. вр. - ate , прич. прош. вр. - eaten 1) есть; поглощать, поедать to eat heartily, voraciously …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YOUR — мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. тж. yours 1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам / тебе, свой Is that your bag? — Это ваша …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn: text
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EAT — гл.; прош. вр. - ate, прич. прош. вр. - eaten 1) есть; поглощать, поедать to eat heartily, voraciously — есть с аппетитом - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EAT — _v. _p. ate; _p-p. eaten 1> есть; поедать, поглощать - eat crisp - eat well 2> разъедать, разрушать - eat …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EAT — v. p. ate; p-p. eaten 1. есть; поедать, поглощать - eat crisp - eat well 2. разъедать, разрушать - eat …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EAT — _v. (ate - eaten) 1> есть; поедать, поглощать; to eat crisp хрустеть, есть с хрустом; to eat well а> иметь …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
EAT — vt 1) infml He won't eat you. — Он тебя не съест He can't eat you after all — Не укусит же он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
EAT — vt 1) infml He won't eat you. — Он тебя не съест He can't eat you after all — Не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
EAT — eat vt 1. infml He won't eat you. Он тебя не съест He can't eat you after all Не укусит …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
EAT — 1) He won't eat you. — Он тебя не съест He can't eat you after all — Не укусит же …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn : text Слова amount expressed in ~ сумма, выраженная словами imperative ~ категорическое требование precatory ~ выражение …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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