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to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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desaprovador
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
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.
