to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
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ogillande
idiom
informellt
Exempel
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
02
svälja sina ord, äta upp sina ord
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
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Exempel
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said.
När han såg hur upprörd hon var fick han svälja sina ord.
