to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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disapproving
idiom
informal
예시들
I ate dirt when I stumbled and fell in front of everyone during the dance performance.
02
했던 말을 취소하다, 자기 말을 삼키다
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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예시들
After my negative prediction for the season, I certainly ate dirt when the team started out undefeated.
그녀가 얼마나 속상해하는지 보고 그는 했던 말을 취소해야 했다.
