Because Mary was completely wrong, we made her eat crow.
•They won't make me eat crow. They can't prove I was wrong.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
take someone down a peg or two — HUMBLE, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up, settle someone s hash, cut down to size; N. Amer. informal make someone… … Useful english dictionary
put someone in their place — Marsha s father in law finally spoke up and put that hateful woman in her place Syn: humiliate, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash, make someone eat crow … Thesaurus of popular words
put someone in their place — HUMILIATE, take down a peg or two, deflate, crush, squash, humble; informal cut down to size, settle someone s hash; N. Amer. informal make someone eat crow. → place … Useful english dictionary
eat — eater, n. /eet/, v., ate /ayt/; esp. Brit. /et/ or (Archaic) eat /et, eet/; eaten or (Archaic) eat /et, eet/; … Universalium
eat — /i:t/ verb past tense ate /et,eIt/ past participle eaten 1 FOOD a) (I, T) to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Vegetarians don t eat meat. | something to eat (=some food): Would you like something to eat? | eat like a bird (=eat very little) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crow — crow1 [krəu US krou] n [Sense: 1,3; Origin: Old English crawe] [Sense: 2; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: CROW2] 1.) a large shiny black bird with a loud cry 2.) [singular] the loud sound a ↑cock makes … Dictionary of contemporary English
take down a peg or two — wouldn t I just love to take that Mr. Bigshot down a peg or two Syn: humble, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up,… … Thesaurus of popular words
humiliate — verb he was humiliated in front of the whole school Syn: embarrass, mortify, humble, shame, put to shame, disgrace, chagrin; discomfit, chasten, abash, deflate, crush, squash; abase, debase, demean, degrade, lower; be … Thesaurus of popular words
shame — 1. noun 1) her face was scarlet with shame Syn: humiliation, mortification, chagrin, ignominy, embarrassment, indignity, discomfort Ant: pride 2) I felt shame at telling a lie Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
humiliate — verb Syn: embarrass, mortify, humble, shame, disgrace, chasten, deflate, crush, squash, demean, take down a peg or two; informal show up, put down, cut down to size; N.Amer.; informal make someone eat crow Ant: dignify … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
