being proven wrong after taking a strong stand
admitting to being wrong often causing great embarrassment
being humble when proven wrong
No that my brother has proved that I was wrong I will have to eat crow.
If I don’t score full marks in this test I will eat crow.
It seems that upon further reflection I was wrong. I will have to eat crow.
Pete was right the whole time. Seems as if I will have to eat crow.
There is no origin for this idiom
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