to eat dirt
01
to receive insults or bad treatment, especially without ever complaining
disapproving
idiom
informal
例子
She eats dirt whenever she tries to impress others but ends up embarrassing herself instead.
02
收回说过的话, 认错
to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier
例子
After my negative prediction for the season, I certainly ate dirt when the team started out undefeated.
看她那么难过,他只好收回自己说的话。



























