eat crow

phrase

US, informal

: to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated

He was forced to eat crow when the company fired him.

Examples of eat crow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with a stellar box office this year with Superman, Sinners, Weapons and Minecraft, that legacy debt of around $40 billion left Zaslav and the board no choice pre-sale but to eat crow, follow the lead of Comcast and plan a corporate split for 2026. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025

Trump foe forced to eat crow as president's victories pile up beyond expectations. — FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025

The Dov Klieman account was forced to eat crow and suddenly was raving about Kelce’s look. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025

Tesla would have to eat a lot of crow to change their mind on this, but what better way to eat crow than to do it in a splash announcement. — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

They were forced to eat crow by endorsing him at the convention. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024

Realizing her spelling mistake, Janine has to eat crow and anticipate the outcome of Cassidy filing a complaint to the district. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024

Rhymes for eat crow

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau