Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä

Synonyymit

KieliKäännökset
ranskaaller à Canossa, faire amende honorable, venir à Canossa, admettre son erreur, reconnaître son erreur
ruotsibita i det sura äpplet, skita i det blå skåpet, trampa i klaveret, krypa till korset
suomiottaa lusikka kauniiseen käteen

Määritelmät

Verbit

  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

Esimerkit

  • He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.
  • The Nationals started with Jerome Herman ("Dizzy") Dean, who reveled in striking out Lou Gehrig in the first inning. Gehrig made Dean eat crow in the third inning by smashing a home run.
  • In political libel, furthermore, a public recanting by the vilifier is more likely to be believed by the public, for it is well known that no politician likes to "eat crow" unless he has to.

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektieaten crow
Imperfektiate crow
Partisiipin preesenseating crow
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenseats crow

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