SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS


Meaning of SWALLOW ONE'S WORDS in English

{v. phr.} To take back something you have said; admit something is not true. * /John had called Harry a coward, but the boys made him eat his words after Harry bravely fought a big bully./ Compare: EAT CROW.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.