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to eat dirt
01
engolir humilhações, suportar maus-tratos sem reclamar
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
![to [eat] dirt definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44698/original/?type=jpeg "to [eat] dirt definition and meaning")
desaprovador
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
Ele teve de engolir humilhações durante anos antes que alguém respeitasse o seu trabalho.
02
engolir as palavras, comer terra
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
![to [eat] dirt definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42806/original/?type=jpeg "to [eat] dirt definition and meaning")
Exemplos
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said.
Quando viu o quão chateada ela estava, teve de engolir as palavras.
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