English / idiom
Eat Crow
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To admit humiliatingly that one was wrong after having expressed adamant and public confidence.
In context
01
The market analyst had to eat crow when the renewable energy firm posted record-breaking quarterly profits.
02
Great fund managers readily eat crow and cut losses rather than clinging stubbornly to bad trades.
Synonyms
eat humble pie,swallow one's pride,admit defeat
Antonyms
boast arrogance,vindicate oneself,gloat triumphantly
Collocations
forced to eat crow,make someone eat crow,humble enough to eat crow