"eat your words" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 收回自己的话

Definition

承认自己先前说错了话，尤其在被证明错误后。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式且略带挑衅意味的表达，多用于辩论证明对方错了后。常用于“让某人收回自己的话”。不是字面意思，不要用在实际吃东西时。

Examples

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

我错了。现在我得**收回我的话**。

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

汤姆不相信我，但他不得不**收回他的话**。

After the results, they had to eat their words.

结果出来后，他们不得不**收回他们的话**。

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

等着吧——我会让你**收回自己的话**！

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

我原以为自己是对的，结果最后不得不在大家面前**收回我的话**。

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

没人相信她，但当她说对了，大家都不得不**收回他们的话**。