英语表达 “eat your words” 的字面意思是 “吃掉说出的话”，人们用这个表达来承认自己说错了话。
例句
You said my coffee business wouldn’t work, but you’ll have to eat your words – it’s been a huge success.
你说我的咖啡生意行不通，但是你得承认你说错了，因为它取得了巨大的成功。
Despite what I said, I’ll have to eat my words because my sister is now happily married to her first boyfriend.
不管我说了什么，我不得不承认我说错了，因为我妹妹现在和她的第一个男朋友幸福地结婚了。
You said I’d fail the exam, but I ended up with an A plus – you’ll have to eat your words now.
你说我考试不及格，结果我得了A +——你现在得承认你说错了。
