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1 eat one's words
(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) tragarse lo dichoexpr.• retractarse v.eat one's words*expr.• cantar la palinodia expr.• morder el polvo expr. -
2 eat one's words
взять назад свои слова, взять свои слова обратно [eat one's words этим. библ. Jeremiah XV, 16]‘I beg your pardon! I never meant to hurt you. It isn't you. It isn't easy for me to eat my words,’ Mr. Treffry said wistfully... (J. Galsworthy, ‘Villa Rubein’, ch. XXV) — - Прошу прощения! Я не хотел вас обидеть. И мне очень нелегко извиняться, - грустно сказал мистер Трефри...
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3 eat one’s words
Eat one’s wordsзабрать свои слова обратноJohn was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > eat one’s words
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4 mince (one's) words
говорить нечётко, "жевать слова"The speaker was mincing his words and it was difficult to understand him.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > mince (one's) words
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5 mince (one's) words
говорить нечётко, "жевать слова"The speaker was mincing his words and it was difficult to understand him.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > mince (one's) words
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6 swallow one's words
глотать слова, говорить неясно, невнятноPhyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words. (DAI) — Филлис глотала слова, ее было трудно понять.
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7 to eat one's words
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8 not to mince one's words
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9 honey one's words
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10 mince one's words
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11 weigh one's words
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12 to swallow one's words
desdecirse de sus palabras -
13 to weigh one's words
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14 to eat one’s words
to eat one’s wordsretirar o que disse, desmentir as próprias palavras, contradizer-se. -
15 to weigh one’s words
to weigh one’s wordspesar suas palavras. -
16 eat one's words
terugnemen wat er gezegd is; berouw hebben over wat er gezegd iszijn woorden inslikken, iets terugnemen -
17 measure one's words
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18 pick one's words
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19 swallow one's words
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20 weigh one's words
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To eat one's words — Word Word, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa[ u]rd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. rh twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eat one's words — also[swallow one s words] {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 … Dictionary of American idioms
eat one's words — also[swallow one s words] {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 … Dictionary of American idioms
eat one's words — phrasal : to retract what one has said * * * eat one s words To take back what one has said • • • Main Entry: ↑eat eat one s words To retract what one has said, or apologize for it, usu under compulsion • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * retract what… … Useful english dictionary
eat\ one's\ words — • eat one s words • swallow one s words 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 … Словарь американских идиом
mince words (or one's words) usu. with negative — voice one s disapproval delicately or gently. → mince … English new terms dictionary
swallow one's words — 1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. * /Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words./ 2. See: EAT ONE S WORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
swallow one's words — 1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. * /Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words./ 2. See: EAT ONE S WORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
swallow\ one's\ words — 1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words. 2. See: eat one s words … Словарь американских идиом
To eat one's words — Eat Eat ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent & Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t n), Obs. or Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eat one's words — idi eat one s words, to retract one s statement, esp. with humility … From formal English to slang