Meaning Of The Word Eat crow

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eat crow
to admit that you have been wrong and apologize, especially in a situation where this makes you feel ashamed. The usual British expression is to eat humble pie.

eat crow in American English
to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, as by retracting an emphatic statement; suffer humiliation
to undergo the humiliation as of having to retract a statement or admit an error

eat crow in British English
to be forced to do something humiliating

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