eat crow
To admit you are mistaken or defeated; take back a mistaken statement.
Дословно: съесть ворону. Признавать свою ошибку или поражение. Брать назад ошибочное высказывание.
John had boasted that he would play on the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow.
Fred said he could beat the new man in boxing, but he lost and had to eat crow.
He had no option but to eat crow and admit that his analysis was wrong.
Ему ничего не оставалось, кроме как проглотить свою гордость и признать, что его анализ был ошибочным.
Therapist counsel: "Call your boyfriend and eat crow. Tell him it was a knee-jerk decision."