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Complete Definition of "eat crow"

English

Verb
eat crow
#idiom (
United States English'') to accept a humiliating defeat.
#:quotations
#:*"Show me otherwise, I'll eat crow." — 1
#:*"After losing his business, he moved out of town because he didn't want to eat crow."

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One possible origin of the phrase
Another discussion of the etymology

fr:eat crow

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