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to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
Exemplos
He eats dirt every time he tries to show off his skills and fails miserably.
She eats dirt whenever she tries to impress others but ends up embarrassing herself instead.
02
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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Exemplos
After my negative prediction for the season, I certainly ate dirt when the team started out undefeated.
