"eat your words" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 收回自己的話

Definition

承認自己先前說錯了話，尤其在被證明錯誤後。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式且略帶挑釁意味的表達，多用於辯論證明對方錯了之後。常用於“讓某人收回自己的話”。不是字面意思，不可用於喫東西時。

Examples

I was wrong. I have to eat my words now.

我錯了。現在我得**收回我的話**。

Tom didn't believe me, but he had to eat his words.

湯姆不相信我，但他不得不**收回他的話**。

After the results, they had to eat their words.

結果出來後，他們不得不**收回他們的話**。

Just wait—I’ll make you eat your words!

等著吧——我會讓你**收回自己的話**！

I was so sure I was right, but I ended up having to eat my words in front of everyone.

我原以為自己是對的，結果最後不得不在大家面前**收回我的話**。

Nobody believed her, but when she was right, they all had to eat their words.

沒人相信她，但當她說對了，大家都不得不**收回他們的話**。