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Definitie en betekenis van "eat dirt"in het Engels

to eat dirt
01

to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining 

to [eat] dirt definition and meaning
afkeurend
idioom
informeel
Voorbeelden
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work. 
02

zijn woorden inslikken, spijt hebben van zijn woorden

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

Toen hij zag hoe overstuur ze was, moest hij zijn woorden inslikken.

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