to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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استهجاني
تعبير اصطلاحي
غير رسمي
أمثلة
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
02
يتراجع على كلامه, يرجع في قوله
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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أمثلة
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said.
لما شاف قد إيش زعلت، اضطر يرجع في كلامه.
