认错道歉

• eat one's words

例句

1. 史密斯把约翰叫做胆小鬼，但是在约翰勇敢地同一个大恶棍搏斗以后，男孩们都要史密斯认错道歉。
   Smith had called John a coward, but the boys made him swallow his words after John bravely fought a big bully.