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.
See also: crow, eat, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adrianneayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ənEnglish
Oleksander-Ukrainian
Beverley['bevəli]
English['iŋgliʃ]
WilliamWIL-ee-əm, WIL-yəmEnglish
Fatsanifah-TSAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa