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To eat one's words is to admit that one's boast or claim was wrong, especially involving threatening treatment of another person. They said no one could beat them in the race, but we made 'em eat their words.
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What is the meaning of the idiom-fit to eat?
That's not an idiom. It means just what it looks like -- something is fit for you to eat.
What is the origin of the idiom to wolf down?
It is not an idiom. It is an expression. The difference is that an idiom's meaning cannot be derived from the meaning of its individual words. In the expression wolfing down food, the meaning is clearly derived from the meaning of the words, and people have been saying it for hundreds of years.
What is idiom or syntex?
An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning that differs from the literal meaning of the individual words. Syntax refers to the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
What is the definition of the idiom eat your words?
It means you were wrong about what you said. You have to eat your words as they were incorrect.
Is treat others like you would want to be treated. Is this an idiom?
No. This is not an idiom. An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words. So it is not easy to know the meaning of an idiom. For example 'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. The meaning has nothing to do with cats or bags. "Treat others like you would want them to treat you" is a saying,
What is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it?
Idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom 'get a bite'?
It's short for "get a bite to eat" - it means to go have something to eat.
Is who squeezed the cat a idiom?
Yes. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning is figurative rather than literal. The phrase has a meaning other than the usual meaning of the words.
Is the word 'feeling' an idiom?
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be guessed from the meaning of the words in it. It makes no sense unless you know the definition. "Feeling" is a word.
Is 'happy as a clown' an idiom?
no its a simile...an idiom is something like "spilled the beans" where you cannot guess the meaning by looking at the words
What is an idiom when used in writing?
An idiom is an expression, the meaning of which is dependent on cultural context and social understanding. The meaning of the idiom is not predictable based on its constituent elements, but is merely an expression. An example of an idiom is "kicked the bucket". These words are not taken as literal, but as an idiomatic expression.
Who invented the idiom as scarce as hens teeth?
An idiom is a rendition of a combination of words that have a figurative meaning. Most idioms have no clear "inventor".
