to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
贬义
习语
非正式
例子
He had to eat dirt for years before anyone respected his work.
02
收回说过的话, 认错
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
例子
After seeing how upset she was, he had to eat dirt for what he said.
看她那么难过,他只好收回自己说的话。



























