en eat one's words

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, and English Wiktionary

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Synonyms

ja 食言 ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜
en eat crow ➜
en recant ➜
fi perua sanansa ➜
is taka orð sín aftur ➜
is éta ofan í sig ➜
is éta í sig ➜
mi kairua ➜
sv äta upp sina egna ord ➜
zh 食言 ➜

Word forms

en ate one's words ^(v) ➜
en eaten one's words ^(v) ➜
en eating one's words ^(v) ➜
en eats one's words ^(v) ➜

Related terms

en regret ➜
en retract ➜
sv äta upp sina egna ord ^(v) ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org eat one's words

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