make eat crow

make someone eat crow

Fig. to cause someone to retract a statement or admit an error. Because Mary was completely wrong, we made her eat crow. They won't make me eat crow. They can't prove I was wrong.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valter	-	Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Elis	E-lis (Swedish)	Swedish, Medieval English
Cateline	-	Medieval French
Kaori	kah-o-ṙee	Japanese
&Thorn;ÓRgÍSl	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Kobus	KO-bus	Dutch