Question

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 

    Eat one’s words

    A forgive and forget Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B become less acceptable Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C retract what one has said Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D oppose sternly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    It implies admitting that what one said was wrong or incorrect and accepting the need to take back or apologize for those words.

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