eat crow
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The talking heads are all too willing to critique Hurts and others like Kyrie Irving and Angel Reese, only to eat crow each time they accomplish something on the field or on the court.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I’ve had to eat crow, because it became big all over the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But it didn’t happen last season, and anyone who doesn’t want to eat crow should bet against this being the year that Father Time catches up to Ovechkin.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
To his credit, Lillard was more than happy to eat crow afterwards.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2021
I knew that having to eat crow when you were once proud and right was like swallowing a hunk of tough, chewy crow meat that wasn’t about to go down easy.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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