0 to admit that something you said before was wrong:
Sam said it would never sell, but when he sees these sales figures he'll have to eat his words.
1 to be forced to admit that you were wrong about something:
I said he’d never win, but I had to eat my words.
NOVÉ SLOVÁ
European
May 10, 2021
SLOVO DŇA
Shimmer
eat your words