eat one's words

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eat one's words
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Synonyms:

retract a statement, abjure, rescind, apologize , recant, apologise (UK), eat humble pie (slang), eat crow (slang), take back, unsay, back down, backtrack (slang), backpedal (slang), deny , disavow

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