eat one's words

== English == === Verb === eat one's words (third-person singular simple present eats one's words, present participle eating one's words, simple past ate one's words, past participle eaten one's words) (figuratively) To regret or retract what one has said. ==== Synonyms ==== (regret): eat crow (retract): recant, take back; See also Thesaurus:recant ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ate one's words