- eat crow N. Amer.
- eat crow N. Amer.informalbe humiliated by having to admit one's defeats or mistakes.→ crow
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
eat crow N. Amer.
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crow — crow1 noun 1》 a large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice. [Corvus corone (carrion crow) and related species, family Corvidae.] 2》 informal an old or ugly woman. Phrases as the crow flies in a… … English new terms dictionary
crow — {{11}}crow (n.) O.E. crawe, imitative of bird s cry. Phrase eat crow is perhaps based on the notion that the bird is edible when boiled but hardly agreeable; first attested 1851, Amer.Eng., but said to date to War of 1812 (Walter Etecroue turns… … Etymology dictionary
climb down — verb come down (Freq. 3) the birds alighted • Syn: ↑alight • Hypernyms: ↑descend, ↑fall, ↑go down, ↑come down • … Useful english dictionary
climb down — Syn: back down, retreat, give in, backtrack, eat one s words, eat humble pie, do a U turn; N.Amer.; informal eat crow … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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
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
shame — 1. noun 1) a sense of shame Syn: guilt, remorse, contrition 2) he brought shame on the family Syn: humiliation, embarrassment, indignity, mortification, disgrace, dishonour, discredit … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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
native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
