eat your words

/iːt jʊr wɜːrdz/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. retractarse

    • He had to eat his words after being wrong.

      Tuvo que retractarse tras equivocarse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa eat your words?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He had to eat his ___ after being wrong.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a eat your words?

noun

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