Idiom: eat crow

Meaning

Idiom: eat crow

— Jane had to eat crow when the actual results of the ad campaign were announced.

— My mother ate crow at our graduation when they announced my "good for nothing" boyfriend was class valedictorian.

— Stop teasing me! You’ll eat crow when I become famous.

— My supervisor said my idea was stupid but ate crow the next day when the owner selected it for our ad campaign.

— I told our investors that we would make our sales target this quarter, so please don’t make me eat crow.

— The politician ate crow when his opponent showed a video where he had previously argued in favor of gun rights.

— My manager thinks she knows everything so it’s always great to see her eat crow.

— Trump supporters had to eat crow after the election results came in.