to eat dirt
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dirt
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英語での「eat dirt」の定義と意味

to eat dirt
01

to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining 

to [eat] dirt definition and meaning
非難的
慣用句
くだけた
例
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work. 
02

前言を撤回する, 前言を悔いる

to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier 
to [eat] dirt definition and meaning
例
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said. 

彼女がどれほど動揺しているか見て、彼は前言を撤回せざるを得なかった。

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