to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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관용구
비격식
예시들
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
02
했던 말을 취소하다, 자기 말을 삼키다
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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예시들
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said.
그녀가 얼마나 속상해하는지 보고 그는 했던 말을 취소해야 했다.
